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(1)Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

NAGOYA, Japan - The first flight from Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecuture, leaves for Fukuoka on February 17, the opening day of Japan's third main international gateway. The new airport built on a reclaimed island in Ise Bay features a 3,500-meter runway and is open around the clock.

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(2)Central Japan Airport marks tarmac work completion

TOKONAME, Japan - Photo shows the 3,500-meter runway at the new Central Japan Airport near Nagoya, central Japan. The Central Japan International Airport Co. (Centrair) held a ceremony March 24 to mark the completion of the tarmac work at the airport prior to its opening in February 2005.

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Construction of 2nd runway starts at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony to begin a land-reclamation work to construct a second runway off Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is held at the offshare airport on Aug. 7. The photo shows officials and guests of Kansai International Airport Co. participating in the ceremony. The round-the-clock airport has a single 3,500 meter runway.

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(1)Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

NAGOYA, Japan - The first flight from Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecuture, leaves for Fukuoka on February 17, the opening day of Japan's third main international gateway. The new airport built on a reclaimed island in Ise Bay features a 3,500-meter runway and is open around the clock. (Kyodo)

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(2)Central Japan Airport marks tarmac work completion

TOKONAME, Japan - Photo shows the 3,500-meter runway at the new Central Japan Airport near Nagoya, central Japan. The Central Japan International Airport Co. (Centrair) held a ceremony March 24 to mark the completion of the tarmac work at the airport prior to its opening in February 2005. (Kyodo)

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Construction of 2nd runway starts at Kansai Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony to begin a land-reclamation work to construct a second runway off Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is held at the offshare airport on Aug. 7. The photo shows officials and guests of Kansai International Airport Co. participating in the ceremony. The round-the-clock airport has a single 3,500 meter runway.