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		ft ( m)
Coordinates		34°51′30″N, 136°48′19″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	11,483	3,500	Paved

Chubu Centrair International Airport (Japanese Official Name:中部国際空港（セントレア), Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō (Sentorea)^?), is a first class airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya, Japan. Named after the surrounding Chubu region, it opened on February 17, 2005. As a replacement for Nagoya Airport, it inherited its IATA airport code NGO. Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. (中部国際空港株式会社, Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō Kabushiki-gaisha^?) operates the airport. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 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 a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... In Japan, airports are grouped into three legal classifications. ... 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. ... Chubu region, Japan Mount Fuji is the ChÅ«bu regions most famous landmark. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nagoya Airport (Japanese: 名古屋飛行場 Nagoya Hikōjō) is a minor airport in the cities of Toyoyama, Komaki and Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, serving Nagoya. ... 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. ...

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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 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. ...

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. 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. ... Crane or Cranes may refer to any of the following: A crane is a piece of industrial machinery used for hoisting and handling materials, working on tall buildings, excavation with a clam bucket or dragline, pile driving, or loading and unloading cargo/containers onto and off of ships/rail cars. ...

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 serving Chubu

Passenger airlines (International)

• Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Tijuana) (starts July 1st, 2006)
• Air China (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai-Pudong)
• Air Nippon (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
• All Nippon Airways (Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong)
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
• Australian Airlines (Cairns, Sydney)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
• China Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
• China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• China Southern Airlines (Changchun, Dalian)
• Continental Airlines (Honolulu)
  • Continental Micronesia (Guam)
• Emirates (Dubai) (starts June 1st, 2006)
• Finnair (Helsinki) (starts June 3, 2006)
• Garuda Indonesia (Denpasar/Bali)
• Japan Airlines (Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Guangzhou, Honolulu, Manila, 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)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
• Vietnam Airlines (Ho Chi Minh City)
• United Airlines (San Francisco, Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)

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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, Tottori (to be suspended July 14, 2006), Wakkanai (seasonal), Yonago)
• Japan Airlines (Aomori, Fukuoka, Hanamaki, Nagasaki, Naha, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Kushiro, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo-Narita)
• Northwest Airlines (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 the 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. ... Kyoto Hall Mayor Yorikane Masumoto Address 〒604-8571 Kyoto-shi, Nakagyo-ku, Teramachi-Oike, 488 Phone number 075-222-3111 Official website: Kyoto City This page is about the city Kyoto. ... 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 operates between Tsu to the passenger terminal, 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 can mean: the Japanese city of Tsu in Mie Prefecture one of the syllables of the Japanese kana syllabaries the leader of an organization, in Haddonism. ... Toba may refer to: T. O. B. A., the Theater Owners Booking Association, a major black vaudeville circuit. ... Tokoname (常滑市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. ...

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

Entrance to Centrair's 4th Floor Sky Town

Centrair features the 4th Floor Sky Town shopping center, accessible to the general public, with 61 shops and restaurants. As you go up the escalator into the 4th Floor Sky Town, the Renga-dori shops are to the left and the Chochin-yokocho shops are to the right. The Chochin-yokocho shops are particularly authentic-looking, as they are each individually themed to have an authentic Japanese look. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 475 KB) Summary Centrair (Nagoya Airport) 4th Floor Sky Town entrance. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 475 KB) Summary Centrair (Nagoya Airport) 4th Floor Sky Town entrance. ...

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)
• Aerial view of Chubu International Airport
• Centrair: Gateway on the Net