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Chubu airport

中部国際空港
alternative words: Central Japan international airport, Chubu international airport, Centrair
keywords: airport
related topics: Nagoya city , Ise bay , Kansai airport , Aichi Prefecture , Aichi world exposition
related web sites: http://www.cjiac.co.jp , http://www.centrair.jp , http://www.sun-inet.or.jp/~sanko/airport/page3-1.html
explanation: Airport of Nagoya Komaki being saturated (its usage is shared with the army), the government decided to build a new airport on Ise bay in 1997, by following the same model maritime as Kansai airport and allowing 24 hours/24 operation. Its construction began in 2000 and finished on February 2005, in time for Aichi expo 2005 which took place in the same year. You can reach the new airport in 30 minutes by Meitestu express train from Nagayo station which served by bullet train (Shinkansen).


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