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| Currently Centrair Has 1 Runway |
The transport ministry and the Aichi prefectural government are among
those currently arranging to build a second runway at Chubu Airport so
the facility can help meet the future growth in demand stemming from
increases in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, according to
sources.
With the completion of the second runway, arrivals and
departures at the airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, would increase
to about 200,000 in a year, or 1.6 times the current figure.
The
aim is to start using the two runways together by 2027 when the Linear
Chuo Shinkansen line is expected to begin operations, connecting Nagoya
with Shinagawa in Tokyo in 40 minutes.
The airport was built on
an offshore artificial island reclaimed from the sea and started
operations to coincide with the opening of the 2005 World Exposition
Aichi.
Land for the new runway will be secured by reclaiming the west side of the airport with sand dredged at Nagoya Port.
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry plans to
release a preparatory document for environmental assessment as early as
this autumn, on the assumption of building the new runway. Construction
work will start as early as fiscal 2019 with an estimated total cost of
about ¥300 billion.
The airport has routes connecting 57 cities
in Japan and abroad. Among the international routes, the network has
been expanded widely to connect with China, Taiwan and Southeast Asian
countries.
For China alone, the airport connects to 23 cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Tianjin and Harbin.
Taking advantage of rapid increases in Chinese visitors to Japan, the
number of incoming and outgoing passengers at the airport will likely
exceed 11 million in fiscal 2016.
The number of arrivals and departures will match those at Kansai and Narita airports after the new runway is completed.
The government has set a goal of 40 million foreign visitors to Japan by 2020, or 1.6 times the level in 2016.
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