U.S. carrier-based plane at Atsugi base in Japan

U.S. carrier-based plane at Atsugi base in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A U.S. carrier-based plane is pictured at the U.S. Navy's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture west of Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014. A citizens' group says the number of takeoffs from the base by aircraft belonging to the U.S. nuclear-powered carrier George Washington increased 43% in 2013 from the year earlier.

Court rejects demand to stop helicopter flights at U.S. base

Court rejects demand to stop helicopter flights at U.S. base

OKINAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs raise their fists in the air at the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court on June 26 before the court hands a ruling on their demand to stop flights at U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. The court rejected the demand to stop helicopter takeoffs and landings in the early morning and evening.

S. Korea's Incheon airport begins operation

S. Korea's Incheon airport begins operation

INCHEON, South Korea - Passengers wait at a check-in counter at the newly-built Incheon International Airport, which began operations on March 29. Designed to accommodate takeoffs and landings 24 hours a day, the airport, located some 50 kilometers west of Seoul, has two 4,000-meter runways and the ability to handle 170,000 flights and 27 million passengers a year.

Court rejects demand to stop helicopter flights at U.S. base

Court rejects demand to stop helicopter flights at U.S. base

OKINAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs raise their fists in the air at the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court on June 26 before the court hands a ruling on their demand to stop flights at U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. The court rejected the demand to stop helicopter takeoffs and landings in the early morning and evening. (Kyodo)

Narita airport to expand hours for takeoffs, landings

Narita airport to expand hours for takeoffs, landings

Representatives from municipalities located around Narita airport near Tokyo attend a press conference in the city of Chiba on March 13, 2018. The airport's operator agreed with the surrounding local governments and the transport ministry on a plan to expand the hours for landings and takeoffs, to enhance the functions of the international gateway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

S. Korea's Incheon airport begins operation

S. Korea's Incheon airport begins operation

INCHEON, South Korea - Passengers wait at a check-in counter at the newly-built Incheon International Airport, which began operations on March 29. Designed to accommodate takeoffs and landings 24 hours a day, the airport, located some 50 kilometers west of Seoul, has two 4,000-meter runways and the ability to handle 170,000 flights and 27 million passengers a year.

Aircraft belly-lands during training in Hokkaido

Aircraft belly-lands during training in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A training aircraft lands on its belly June 21 at Obihiro airport in Hokkaido while practicing takeoffs and landings in a program run by the Transport Ministry's Civil Aviation College. The A-36 Beachcraft, piloted by a 24-year-old student at the college's Obihiro Branch Campus, apparently failed to lower its wheels.