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Chubu Centrair International Airport

Saturday, 4th March 2006 by James

Opened just last year on a specially built man made island Centrair International Airport is Japan’s third off-shore airport and is shaped like a capital “D” so that currents inside the bay will flow freely around the island. The airport’s opening coincided with the 2005 World Expo in Aichi so you should be able to follow the tram line all the way to the Expo site.

If you browse around the site there’s quite a few things to see, including a Plane taking off, the Control Tower, a Giant Apple and some shellfish farms.

Thanks: Emnikufesin, Ben Ehlers

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3 Responses to 'Chubu Centrair International Airport'

  1. 1. alame says: March 4th, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    Hmmm… is that plane taking off? It looks to be just off the ground, yet is close to the beginning of the runway…

  2. 2. Feòrag says: March 4th, 2006 at 11:27 pm

    If you look just to the west, you can see what looks like Placemark: a contrail, and the shadow it casts / Google Earth.

  3. 3. James says: March 12th, 2006 at 5:34 pm

    I followed the tram line north and found what appears to be home-made fireworks? I don’t know what I am looking at. Here: Placemark: have a look for yourself / Google Earth…

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