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Narita International Airport

Narita, Japan

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Routes out

286

Destinations

103

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Elevation

141 ft

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Location

Narita · 12 · Japan

Connectivity

286 routes · 103 destinations

Position

35.769°, 140.389° · 141 ft elev.

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Japan's primary international gateway serving the Greater Tokyo area.

Opened

1978

Location

Narita, Japan

Narita International Airport is Japan's busiest international airport, located approximately 60 kilometers east of central Tokyo in Chiba Prefecture. It serves as the main hub for long-haul international flights to and from Japan, handling tens of millions of passengers annually. The airport opened in 1978 after years of controversy and protests from local farmers and activists opposed to its construction. It operates with two runways and three passenger terminals, offering connections to destinations across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and beyond. While Tokyo's Haneda Airport has expanded its international capacity in recent years, Narita remains the dominant international hub and is home to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways international operations.

Terminals

The airport has three terminals: Terminal 1 for Japan Airlines and Star Alliance carriers, Terminal 2 for All Nippon Airways and SkyTeam carriers, and the smaller Terminal 3 for low-cost carriers.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to Tokyo includes the Narita Express (N'EX) train service to Shinjuku and other major stations, the Keisei Skyliner to Ueno, limousine buses, and taxi services.

Airlines here

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways use Narita as their primary international hub, alongside numerous carriers from Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam.

Notable facts

›Located in Chiba Prefecture, roughly 60 km from central Tokyo.
›Its construction was met with prolonged and sometimes violent protests from local farming communities in the 1960s and 1970s.
›The airport operated with only one runway for many years due to land disputes with protesters.
›A second runway was not fully extended to its planned length until 2002 due to ongoing land acquisition disputes.
›Narita handled over 40 million passengers in its peak years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Route map (103 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

China Southern Airlines

Japan Airlines Domestic

Jetstar Airways

Arrow Air

Korean Air

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Cargo

Swiss International Air Lines

Malaysia Airlines

Peach Aviation

China Eastern Airlines

All Nippon Airways

Air Macau

Air New Zealand

MIAT Mongolian Airlines

Pakistan International Airlines

Air Caledonie International

Shandong Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines System

Singapore Airlines

Routes

NRT → MNL5J · 320

NRT → ICN7C · 737

NRT → BOM9W · 737

NRT → BKKAA · 763

NRT → BOSAA · 787

NRT → CTSAA · 773

NRT → DFWAA · 777

NRT → FUKAA · 737

NRT → HANAA · 763

NRT → HKGAA · 763

NRT → HNLAA · 787 777

NRT → ICNAA · 737

NRT → ITMAA · 737 773

NRT → JFKAA · 773 787

NRT → KHHAA · 763

NRT → KULAA · 763

NRT → LAXAA · 777 773

NRT → NGOAA · 787

NRT → ORDAA · 773 777

NRT → PUSAA · 737

NRT → SANAA · 787

NRT → SGNAA · 763

NRT → SINAA · 763

NRT → TPEAA · 737

NRT → YVRAA · 787

NRT → BKKAC · 777

NRT → YVRAC · 763

NRT → YYCAC · 763

NRT → YYZAC · 77W

NRT → CDGAF · 77W 788 388

NRT → SPNAF · 752

NRT → DELAI · 788

NRT → LAXAI · 388

NRT → SINAI · 388

NRT → MEXAM · 787

NRT → HELAY · 788 333

NRT → FCOAZ · 772

NRT → MXPAZ · 772

NRT → VCEAZ · 772

NRT → LHRBA · 777

NRT → CTSBC · 737

NRT → OKABC · 737

NRT → YGJBC · 737

NRT → KHHBR · 321

NRT → TPEBR · 321 332

NRT → PUSBX · 321

NRT → CANCA · 763

NRT → CTUCA · 763

NRT → DLCCA · 738

NRT → HGHCA · 737

NRT → PEKCA · 320 321 738

NRT → PVGCA · 738 321

NRT → SHECA · 737

NRT → TAOCA · 763

NRT → XMNCA · 763

NRT → HNLCI · 744 333

NRT → KHHCI · 738

NRT → TPECI · 333 744

NRT → HKGCX · 773 77W 744 772 333 343

NRT → TPECX · 744

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 77740 routes Boeing 767-30036 routes Airbus A32029 routes Boeing 787-823 routes Boeing 76722 routes Boeing 73720 routes Boeing 747-40019 routes Airbus A330-20018 routes Airbus A32117 routes Airbus A330-30016 routes Boeing 777-30015 routes Boeing 777-300ER15 routes

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Getting around: JR Yamanote loop line + a dense metro grid; Suica/Pasmo cards tap everywhere. Narita Express and Haneda monorail link the airports; shinkansen fan out nationwide.

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Encyclopaedia

Narita International Airport , originally known as New Tokyo International Airport , is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is located approximately 60 kilometers east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The airport covers approximately 1,137 hectares and is undergoing expansion that will increase its total area to approximately 2,300 ha.

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