Chubu Centrair International Airport 中部国際空港（セントレア)
IATA: NGO - ICAO: RJGG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		CJIA Co., Ltd.
Serves		Nagoya
Elevation AMSL		15 ft (5 m)
Coordinates		34°51′30″N, 136°48′19″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	11,483	3,500	ConcreteAsphalt

Chubu Centrair International Airport (中部国際空港, Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō^?) (IATA: NGO, ICAO: RJGG) is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. Image File history File links Cair_20050918. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... The most common form of concrete consists of Portland cement, construction aggregate (generally gravel and sand) and water. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) The World in Dubai An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means. ... Tokoname (常滑市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. ... Aichi Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region of Japan. ... Nagoya Castle Nagoya (名古屋市; -shi) is the fourth largest (third largest metropolitan region) and the third most prosperous city in Japan. ...

Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu ("central") region of Japan. The name "Centrair" (セントレア, Sentorea^?) is an abbreviation of Central Japan International Airport, an alternate translation used in the English name of the airport's operating company, Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. (中部国際空港株式会社, Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō Kabushiki-gaisha^?). In Japan, airports are grouped into three legal classifications. ... Chubu region, Japan Mount Fuji is the ChÅ«bu regions most famous landmark. ...

History

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In addition to cost cutting measures, a number of environmental protection measures had been taken. The artificial island itself was shaped like the rounded letter "D" so that sea currents inside the bay will flow freely. Its shores were partially constructed with natural rocks and sloped to aid sea lifeforms to set up colonies. During the construction a species of little tern occasionally came, so a part of it was selected and set aside to aid nesting. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Main terminal

The main terminal is shaped like a "T," with three piers radiating from a central ticketing area. This design keeps check-in to aircraft distances below 300 meters. Originally, designers planned to make the main terminal resemble an origami crane from above, but this plan was abandoned due to cost. . For the Microsoft project formerly known as the Origami Project, see Ultra-Mobile PC. The traditional crane and papers of the same size used to fold it A paper Pegasus designed by F. Kawahata Origami (Japanese: 折り紙 ori, to fold, and kami, paper folding paper) is the art of paper folding. ... Genera Grus Anthropoides Balearica Bugeranus Cranes are large, long-legged with large talons and long-necked birds of the order Gargoyles, and family Gruesome killers. ...

Arrivals are processed on the second floor, and departures on the third: the lower level is for maintenance, catering, and other ground operations, as well as for passenger buses to hardstands in the middle of the apron.

Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines serve Chubu Centrair International Airport as of September 2006:

Passenger airlines (International)

• Air China (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai-Pudong)
• All Nippon Airways (Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong)
  • Air Nippon (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• China Airlines (Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• China Southern Airlines (Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou)
• Continental Airlines
  • Continental Micronesia (Guam, Honolulu)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• EVA Air (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• Finnair (Helsinki)
• Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta)
• Japan Airlines (Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Guangzhou, Honolulu, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Tianjin)
• Korean Air (Busan, Jeju, Seoul-Incheon)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Malaysian Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
• Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Guam, Manila, Saipan)
• Philippine Airlines (Manila)
• Qantas (Cairns)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
• Vietnam Airlines (Ho Chi Minh City)
• United Airlines (San Francisco, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)

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Passenger airlines (Domestic)

• ANA Group* (Akita, Ashikawa, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Hakodate, Ishigaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Matsuyama, Memanbetsu, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Naha, Niigata, Oita, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokushima, Tokyo-Narita, Wakkanai (seasonal), Yonago)
• Japan Airlines (Aomori, Fukuoka, Hanamaki, Nagasaki, Naha, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Kushiro, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo-Narita)

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Cargo airlines

• FedEx
• Nippon Cargo Airlines

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Access

Train

Meitetsu's "Rapid Limited Express" trains

Centrair is located on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The fastest "Rapid Limited Express" service connects the airport to Meitetsu Nagoya Station in 28 minutes. Meitetsu Nagoya is adjacent to Japan Railway Nagoya Station, allowing transfers to Shinkansen high-speed trains bound for Kyoto and Shizuoka, as well as JR, Meitetsu, and Kintetsu local trains, and the Nagoya Subway. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 1457 KB) Summary en: Meitetsu 2000 system (μ-sky) and 2200 system trains. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 1457 KB) Summary en: Meitetsu 2000 system (μ-sky) and 2200 system trains. ... Meitetsu 7000-type panorama car Nagoya Railroad Co. ... Meitetsu Nagoya Station (名鉄名古屋駅) is the main terminal of Nagoya Railroad(Meitetsu). ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ... JR Central Towers Nagoya Station (名古屋駅) is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan. ... Tokaido Shinkansen route Tōkaidō Shinkansen (東海道新幹線) is the original Shinkansen line that opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. ... Kyōto ) (lit. ... Shizuoka (静岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... The Kintetsu Corporation (近畿日本鉄道株式会社 Kinki Nippon Tetsudō Kabushiki Gaisha), better known as Kintetsu (近鉄), is Japanese largest private railway company. ... A Nagoya subway train on the Higashiyama line. ...

Bus

Scheduled bus service is available to a number of locations throughout central Japan, including:

• Central Nagoya: 60 min., ¥1,000
• Toyota: 1 hr. 10 min., ¥1,700
• Toyohashi: 1 hr. 40 min., ¥2,200
• Toba: 2 hr. 20 min., ¥2,520
• Fukui: 3 hr., ¥3,300
• Hamamatsu: 1 hr. 55 min., ¥3,000
• Numazu: 4 hr., ¥5,000
• Matsumoto: 3 hr. 40 min., ¥3,500
• Nagano: 4 hr. 45 min., ¥4,000

Ferry

Two high-speed ferry services link Centrair to the west side of Ise Bay. One ferry connects to the passenger terminal in Tsu, a 40-minute trip costing ¥1,890. The other ferry links Toba to Tokoname, opposite the airport island, taking 1 hour 40 minutes and costing ¥1,700. Tsu (津市; -shi) is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. ... Toba (鳥羽市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan. ... Tokoname (常滑市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. ...

Entrance to Centrair's 4th Floor Sky Town

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Car

A toll road links Centrair and the mainland; the toll from central Nagoya is ¥1,800. Taxi fare to central Nagoya is approximately ¥12,000.

Shopping

Centrair features the 4th Floor Sky Town shopping center, accessible to the general public, with 61 shops and restaurants. organized into two "streets," Renga-dori and Chochin-yokocho. The Chochin-yokocho shops are individually themed to have an authentic Japanese look.

There is a Duty Free area in the international departure area on the 3rd floor as well.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Chubu International Airport

• Chubu Centrair International Airport in Wikitravel
• Centrair home page (English)
• Centrair home page (Japanese)
• World Aero Data airport information for RJGG