Narita International Airport

Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港, Hepburn: Narita Kokusai Kūkō; IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA), originally known as New Tokyo International Airport (新東京国際空港, Shin Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō), is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi; 32 nmi) east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The airport covers approximately 1,137 hectares (2,810 acres) and is undergoing expansion that will increase its total area to approximately 2,300 ha (5,700 acres).

The airport's development was highly controversial and was opposed by many local residents, with opposition continuing decades after its opening. The government's decision to construct the airport without the consent of many affected landowners led to the Sanrizuka Struggle, a prolonged series of protests against the airport's construction and land expropriation. The original plan called for five runways, but only two were ultimately built amid difficulties acquiring land from opposing farmers. Some privately held properties remain within the airport complex, including a farm around which one of the runways was built. The dispute has also contributed to restrictions on airport operations, including a nighttime curfew prohibiting aircraft operations between midnight and 6 a.m. to limit aircraft noise in surrounding communities.

Narita was historically Japan's busiest airport for international passenger and cargo traffic. In 2018, it handled 33.4 million international passengers and 2.2 million tonnes of international cargo. In 2018, Narita was also the second-busiest airport in Japan in terms of aircraft movements (after Haneda Airport in Tokyo) and the tenth-busiest air freight hub in the world. Its 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) main runway is among the longest in Japan. Narita serves as an international hub for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Nippon Cargo Airlines, and is also an operating base for low-cost carriers Air Japan, Jetstar Japan, Peach Aviation, Spring Airlines Japan, and Zipair Tokyo.