The of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
covers matters concerning the establishment, management, and sharing of
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
costs, and contribute to promoting development of
civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military and non-state aviation, both private and commercial. Most of the countries in the world are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization and work ...
. The law was passed as Law No. 80 on April 20, 1956, as the . The Airport Development Law was significantly revised on June 18, 2008, and renamed the Airport Law.
External links
Text in 1996(The Nippon Foundation Library)
Japanese legislation
1956 in law
Aviation in Japan
Aviation law
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