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{{Nihongo|'''Narita International Airport'''|成田国際空港|Narita Kokusai Kūkō}} {{Airport codes|NRT|RJAA}} is an international [[airport]] located in [[Narita]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Japan]], in the eastern portion of the [[Greater Tokyo Area]]. It is located 60 kilometers from the downtown Tokyo core.

Narita handles the majority of international passenger traffic to and from Japan, and is also a major connecting point for air traffic between Asia and the Americas. It is the second-busiest passenger airport in Japan, busiest air freight hub in Japan, and fifth-busiest air freight hub in the world. It serves as the main international hub of [[Japan Airlines]] and [[All Nippon Airways]]. It is also a major hub for [[Northwest Airlines]] and a focus city for [[United Airlines]]. Under Japanese law, it is classified as a [[List of airports in Japan#First class airports|first class airport]].

The airport was known as '''New Tokyo International Airport''' (新東京国際空港 ''Shin-Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō'') until 2004. [[Tokyo]] is the source of much of Narita Airport's traffic. The airport is located about 40 miles away from the [[23 Special Wards]]<ref>"[http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-01-22-tokyo-snow_x.htm Rare Tokyo snow strands 10,000 at Narita airport]," ''[[USA Today]]''</ref> (1 hour by the fastest train) and in a different prefecture. [[Tokyo International Airport]] (Haneda Airport), located in [[Ōta, Tokyo|Ōta]], [[Tokyo]], is the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|busiest airport]] in [[Japan]] and the fourth-busiest in the world, even though it handles very little international traffic.

==History==
The construction and expansion of Narita Airport in [[Japanese history]] led to one of the most infamous (and violent) conflicts between the Japanese government and the Japanese population, its bitterness still reflected in prominent cane-armed police at the airport.  This conflict perhaps reflects the centrality of land-ownership tradition in traditional Japanese culture.  The conflict was a major factor in deciding to build the new Osaka and Nagoya airports ([[Kansai International Airport|Kansai]] and [[Chūbu Centrair International Airport|Chūbu]] respectively) offshore on reclaimed land, instead of again trying to expropriate land in heavily populated areas.

===Construction===
By the early [[1960s]], [[Tokyo International Airport]] (Haneda Airport) was quickly becoming overcrowded. Its location on Tokyo Bay made further expansion difficult, as a large amount of new land would have to be created in order to build more runways and terminals. While this strategy was used for later airport projects in Japan (such as [[Kansai International Airport]]), the government believed that landfill in the bay would be too costly and difficult, and would hinder the development of the Port of Tokyo. Haneda also suffered from airspace restrictions due to its central location and proximity to US airbases, so the government feared that further expansion of Haneda would lead to overcrowding in the sky.

In [[1962]], the Japanese government began investigating possible alternatives to Haneda, and proposed a "New Tokyo International Airport" to take over Haneda's international flights. The rapid postwar growth of Tokyo caused a shortage of available flat land in the [[Kantō region]], so the only viable location for the airport was in rural Chiba Prefecture. Initially, surveyors proposed placing the airport in the village of [[Tomisato]]; however, the site was moved 5 km northeast to the villages of [[Sanrizuka]] and [[Shibayama]], where the [[Emperor of Japan|Imperial Household]] had a large farming estate. This development plan was made public in [[1966]].

At the time, the [[socialism|socialist]] movement still possessed considerable strength in Japan, evidenced by the large-scale student riots in Tokyo in 1960. Beside locals who had lived in the area for many years and were unwilling to relinquish their land, many in the "new left" such as [[Chukaku-ha]] opposed the construction of Narita Airport, reasoning that the real purpose for the new airport was to provide additional facilities for US military aircraft in the event of war with the [[Soviet Union]]. In the late 1960s, a group of local residents combined with student activists and left-wing political parties formed a popular resistance group known as the {{nihongo|'''Sanrizuka-Shibayama Union to Oppose the Airport'''|三里塚・芝山連合空港反対同盟|Sanrizuka-Shibayama Rengo Kūkō Hantai Dōmei}}, which used a combination of popular appeals, lawsuits and actual guerilla warfare tactics to hinder the government's development plan.

[[Eminent domain]] power had rarely been used in Japan up to that point. Traditionally, the Japanese government would offer to relocate homeowners in regions slated for expropriation, rather than condemn their property and pay compensation as provided by law. In the case of Narita Airport, strangely this type of cooperative expropriation did not occur: some residents went as far as using terror by threatening to burn down new homes of anyone who would voluntarily move out.

Under the 1966 plan, the airport would have been completed in [[1971]], but due to the ongoing resettlement disputes, not all of the land for the airport was available by then. Finally, in 1971, the Japanese government began forcibly expropriating land. 291 protesters were arrested and more than 1,000 police, villagers and student militants were injured in a series of riots, notably on 16th September 1971 when three policemen were  killed in a riot involving thousands. Some protesters chained themselves to their homes and refused to leave <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI4M-oTkFcE Japan Social Issues: The Narita Riots] Retrieved April 6, 2007</ref>.

[[Takenaka Corporation]] constructed the first terminal building, which was completed in [[1972]]. The first runway took several more years due to constant fights with the Union and sympathizers, who occupied several pieces of land necessary to complete the runway. The runway was completed and the airport scheduled to open on [[March 30]], [[1978]], but this plan was disrupted when, on [[March 26]], [[1978]], a group armed with [[Molotov cocktail]]s drove into the airport in a burning car, broke into the control tower and destroyed much of its equipment. This delayed the opening by another two months, to [[May 20]], [[1978]].

[[Image:Ankunft Narita airport1.JPG|thumb|The guard wall and towers surrounding Narita Airport can be clearly seen from aircraft landing at the airport.]]
Although the airport did open, it opened under a level of security unprecedented in Japan. The airfield was surrounded by opaque metal fencing and overlooked by guard towers staffed with riot police. Passengers arriving at the airport were (and still are) subject to baggage and travel document searches before even entering the terminal, in an attempt to keep anti-airport activists and terrorists out of the facility. The last anti-airport riot, orchestrated by left wing militants known as [[Chukaku-ha]], took place in 1985.

[[Japan Airlines|JAL]] moved its main international hub from Haneda to Narita, and [[Northwest Airlines|Northwest]] and [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] also moved their Asian regional hubs from Haneda to Narita. Pan Am sold its Pacific Division, including its Narita hub, to [[United Airlines]] in February [[1986]].  [[All Nippon Airways|ANA]] began scheduled international flights from Narita to Guam in [[1986]] and expanded its presence at the airport through the 1990s to become the #2 carrier at the airport after JAL.

===Original Expansion Plans===
Under the original plan, New Tokyo International Airport was to have three runways: two parallel northwest/southeast runways 4,000 m in length and an intersecting northeast/southwest runway 3,200 m in length. Upon the airport's opening in 1978, only one of the parallel runways was completed; the other two runways were delayed to avoid aggravating the already tense situation surrounding the airport. The original plan also called for a high-speed rail line, the [[Narita Shinkansen]], to connect the airport to central Tokyo, but this project was also cancelled with only some of the necessary land obtained.

On [[November 26]][[1986]], the airport authority began work on Phase II, a new [[runway]] north of the airport's original main runway. To avoid the problems that plagued the first phase, the Minister of Transport promised in [[1991]] that the expansion would not involve expropriation. Residents in surrounding regions were compensated for the increased noise-pollution with home upgrades and soundproofing, although some farmers who refused to give up their land were forced to keep henhouses close to the threshold of the new runway. This runway opened on [[April 18]][[2002]], in time for the [[Football World Cup 2002|World Cup]] events held in Japan that year. However, its final length of 2,180 m, much shorter than its original plan length(2500m), leaves it too short to accommodate [[Boeing 747]]s. Phase II also involved a second passenger terminal, completed by Takenaka Corporation on [[December 6]][[1992]].

Through the end of the 1980s, Narita Airport's train station was located fairly far from the terminal, and passengers faced either a long walk or a bus ride (at an additional charge and subject to random security screenings). Transport Minister [[Shintaro Ishihara]], now governor of Tokyo, pressed airport train operators JR and Keisei Railway to connect their lines directly to the airport's terminals, and opened up the underground station that would have accommodated the Shinkansen for regular train service. Direct train service to Terminal 1 began on [[March 19]] [[1991]], and the old Narita Airport Station was renamed [[Higashi-Narita Station]].

In the late 1980s, the Union to Oppose the Airport constructed two steel towers, 30.8 meters (102 feet) and 62.3 meters (206 feet) respectively, blocking the northbound approach path to the main runway. In January 1990, the Chiba District Court ordered the towers dismantled without compensation to the Union; the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] upheld this verdict as constitutional in 1993.

===Current issues===
[[Image:3rd floor of Narita Terminal 2 200507.jpg|thumb|300px|Check in area on the third floor of Terminal 2]]
On [[April 1]], [[2004]], New Tokyo International Airport was privatized and officially renamed Narita International Airport, reflecting its popular designation since its opening. Following privatization, the airport has reached record traffic levels, and several construction projects are ongoing.

In addition to the ongoing political disputes, which have lessened in severity over the years, arguments over slots and [[landing fees]] have plagued the busy airport. Because so many [[airline]]s want to use it, the Japanese aviation authorities have limited the number of flights each airline can operate from this airport, making the airport expensive for both airlines and their passengers.

One of the most constant criticisms of the airport has been its distance from central Tokyo&mdash;an hour by the fastest train, and often longer by road due to traffic jams. The distance is even more problematic for residents and businesses in west Tokyo and [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], both of which are much closer to [[Tokyo International Airport]] (Haneda Airport).  The [[Narita Rapid Railway]], scheduled to open in 2010, will alleviate the problem to some extent by shaving 20 minutes off the travel time. It has been announced that new [[Skyliner]] express trains with a maximum speed of 160 km/h will travel on this new line between Tokyo's [[Nippori Station]] and [[Airport Terminal 2 Station]] in 36 minutes, which compares favourably with other major airports worldwide.  Improvements such as the [[Bayshore Route|Wangan Expressway]] have shaved off travel time to Kanagawa Prefecture by bypassing Tokyo.

Several gates at Narita are being refitted with double-decker jetbridges to accommodate the [[Airbus A380]]. 

Although the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has given Narita a monopoly on international air service to the Tokyo region, that monopoly has been gradually weakening. Haneda has had limited international service for some time, beginning with flights to [[Taiwan]] and later replaced by flights to [[Gimpo Airport]] in [[Seoul]], and Hongqiao Airport in [[Shanghai]]. Following the construction of Haneda's Runway D in 2009, the government aims to transfer other international services to Haneda in order to relieve Narita's congestion and expansion problems. The Ministry of Transport continues to investigate the possibility of building a new reliever airport on an artificial island in [[Tokyo Bay]] or off the Kujukuri coast of Chiba Prefecture.<ref>[http://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/04_outline/08_shingikai/06_kouhou/07_010.html 首都圏第３空港　鉄道アクセスの再検討] (第７回首都圏第３空港調査検討会, 2002).</ref> Tokyo Governor [[Shintaro Ishihara]] has proposed redeveloping [[Yokota Air Base]] in western Tokyo as a civil airport.

The future [[Hyakuri Airfield]] (Ibaraki Airport), opening in 2009, will relieve traffic for domestic passengers destined to/from [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] and [[Tochigi Prefecture]]s, and potentially those in [[Gunma]]. Technically, the runway here is large enough for jumbo jets. [[Shizuoka Airport]], currently under construction, could take away [[Numazu]]-[[Fuji, Shizuoka|Fuji]] area passengers that would otherwise come to Narita.

<!-- There may be ongoing plans to extend the 2nd runway to 2500m and also taxiway improvement is urgently required in the parallel taxiway "to the letter" in the curved portion only of the administrative subrogation is also being considered. Plans ongoing include a C runway (third runway) is a length of 3200m and a width of 60 m for the construction of the crosswind that have been frozen. The current use of the disused runway are pending construction to turn it to a runway. Suppose for the crosswind runway is completed if the strong winds from the north-south wind when landing easier. Also, if the weather changes completed by the landing delay decrease in the arrival and departure of efficiency improvement of slots for the increase is to be expected.  -->

Due to environmental concerns raised, in particular from surrounding residents, significant cost in addition to airport construction alone was created. E.g. approx. 40billion Yen for noise protection and 20 billion Yen for electromagnetic protection. In total approx. 320billion Yen have been spent to compensate for environmental impact of the airport since its opening.

On [[November 20]], [[2007]], Japan's immigration and border management system which is called [[J-VIS]] was installed. This system scans index fingerprints from both hands and takes a digital facial photo of landers and checks against the database of the Immigration Bureau of Japan.

===Notable Incidents===
* [[1985]]: On [[22 June]], a piece of luggage exploded while being transferred to an [[Air India Flight 301|Air India flight]], killing two baggage handlers. The luggage had originated at [[Vancouver International Airport]]. Fifty-five minutes later, another piece of luggage, also originating from Vancouver, exploded on [[Air India Flight 182]], killing all onboard.
* [[1994]]: On [[11 December]], [[Philippine Airlines]] [[Philippine Airlines Flight 434|Flight 434]] was en route from [[Mactan-Cebu International Airport|Cebu]] to Narita when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger. The airliner was able to make an emergency landing in Okinawa. Authorities later found out that the bomb was a test run for the [[Project Bojinka]] plot, which targeted several U.S. airliners departing Narita on [[21 January]], [[1995]] as part of its first phase.
* [[1997]]: [[United Airlines Flight 826]] experienced severe turbulence after leaving Narita en-route for [[Honolulu]]. Due to injuries sustained by passengers, the aircraft made an emergency landing at Narita. One woman on the flight died of her injuries [http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/united.htm].
*[[January 31]], [[2001]]: Japan Airlines Flight 958, bound for Narita from [[Gimhae International Airport]] in Busan, nearly collided with another Japan Airlines aircraft. The other aircraft, a Boeing 747, suddenly dived and avoided the Narita-bound DC-10. See [[2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident]]
* [[2001]]: In May, [[Kim Jong-nam]], the son of [[North Korea]]n President [[Kim Jong-il]], was arrested at New Tokyo International Airport for travelling with a forged passport, and was deported to the [[People's Republic of China]].
* [[2004]]: On [[July 13]], [[Bobby Fischer]] was detained at Narita Airport for using an invalid [[United States|U.S.]] [[passport]] while trying to board a [[Japan Airlines]] flight to [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]. He left Japan a year later after obtaining asylum in [[Iceland]].

===Incidents===
*[[November 19]], [[2006]], an Air Canada [[767]]-300 flying from [[Shanghai]] to [[Vancouver]] suffered severe turbulence, and made an emergency landing at Narita airport. Four flight attendants were sent to the hospital.

==Terminals and airlines==
Narita Airport has two separate terminals with separate underground train stations. Connection between the terminals is by shuttle bus (buses are available both inside and outside the security area) and trains; there is no pedestrian connection.
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! style="background-color: #E0FFFF;"| Destinations by Region
|-
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*'''Domestic''' ('''[[Japan]]''') - [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]], [[Hiroshima Airport|Hiroshima]], [[Chūbu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya-Centrair]], [[Nagoya Airfield|Nagoya-Komaki]], [[Naha Airport|Okinawa]], [[Osaka International Airport|Osaka-Itami]], [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo]], [[Sendai Airport|Sendai]]

*'''[[Africa]]''' - [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]

*'''[[Asia]]'''
**'''[[Central Asia]]''' - [[Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]
**'''[[East Asia]]''' - [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing]], [[Gimhae International Airport|Busan]], [[Changchun Longjia International Airport|Changchun]], [[Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport|Chengdu]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport|Dalian]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], [[Haikou Meilan International Airport|Haikou]], [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]], [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]], [[Komatsu Airport|Komatsu]], [[Macau International Airport|Macau]], [[Nanjing Lukou International Airport|Nanjing]], [[Qingdao Liuting International Airport|Qingdao]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai]], [[Shantou Waisha Airport|Shantou]], [[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|Shenyang]], [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport|Shenzhen]], [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei]], [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]], [[Vladivostok International Airport|Vladivostok]], [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]], [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]]
**'''[[South Asia]]''' - [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],  [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Malé International Airport|Malé]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]]
**'''[[Southeast Asia]]''' - [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok]], [[Mactan-Cebu International Airport|Cebu]], [[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]], [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]],  [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Soekarno-Hatta International Airport|Jakarta]], [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur]], [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]], [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]], [[Juanda International Airport|Surabaya]] 
**'''[[Southwest Asia]]''' - [[Atatürk International Airport|Istanbul]], [[Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran]]

*'''[[Europe]]''' - [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Helsinki-Vantaa Airport|Helsinki]], [[London Heathrow Airport|London]], [[Barajas International Airport|Madrid]], [[Malpensa International Airport|Milan]], [[Domodedovo International Airport|Moscow-Domodedovo]], [[Sheremetyevo International Airport|Moscow-Sheremetyo]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Charles de Gaulle International Airport|Paris]], [[Leonardo da Vinci Airport|Rome]], [[Stockholm-Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]], [[St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]] 

*'''[[Oceania]]''' - [[Auckland International Airport|Auckland]], [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Cairns International Airport|Cairns]], [[Christchurch International Airport|Christchurch]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Guam]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Nadi International Airport|Nadi]], [[La Tontouta International Airport|Nouméa]], [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]], [[Perth Airport|Perth]], [[Jacksons International Airport|Port Moresby]], [[Saipan International Airport|Saipan]], [[Kingsford Smith International Airport|Sydney]]

*'''[[North America]]''' - [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit]],  [[Honolulu International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston]], [[Kona International Airport|Kona]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Seattle]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington-Dulles]] 

*'''[[South America]]''' - [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo]], [[General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport|Tijuana]] 
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===Terminal 1===
[[Image:Narita airport terminal 1 south wing departure floor.JPG|thumb|300px|Check-in area, Terminal 1 South Wing]]
[[Image:Narita International Airport, Terminal 1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Exterior of the Terminal 1 building with the Central Building and North Wing visible.]]
Terminal 1 uses a satellite terminal design. The landside of the terminal is divided into a North Wing (''kita-uingu''), Central Building (''chūō-biru''), and South Wing (''minami-uingu''). Two circular satellites, Satellites 1 (gates 11-18) and 2 (gates 21-24), are connected to the North Wing, Satellite 3 (gates 26-38) is a linear concourse connected to the Central Building, and Satellite 4 (gates 41-47) is located at the far end of Satellite 3.

Check-in is processed on the fourth floor, and departures and immigration control are on the third floor. Arriving passengers clear immigration on the second floor, then claim their baggage and clear customs on the first floor. Most shops and restaurants are located on the fourth floor of the Central Building. The South Wing includes a duty free mall called [http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/guide/dutyfree/index_nakamise.html "Narita Nakamise"], the largest airport duty-free brand boutique mall in Japan.

====North Wing====
The North Wing is dominated by [[SkyTeam]] carriers (with the exception of [[British Airways]]), as Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines moved from Terminal 2 in 2007, shortly after a reciprocal move by [[oneworld]] carriers American Airlines and Cathay Pacific.<ref>NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - What's new: Information on Relocation of Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia Airlines and Delta Air Lines. http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/whats_new/iten_02/index.html</ref>

* [[Aeroflot]] (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
* [[Aeroméxico]] (Mexico City, Tijuana)
* [[Aircalin]] (Noumea)
* [[Air France]] (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
* [[Alitalia]] (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino)
* [[British Airways]] (London-Heathrow)
* [[Continental Airlines]] (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
** [[Continental Micronesia]] (Guam)
* [[Delta Air Lines]] (Atlanta)
* [[KLM|KLM Royal Dutch Airlines]] (Amsterdam)
* [[Korean Air]] (Busan, Jeju, Los Angeles, Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Northwest Airlines]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Busan, Beijing, Detroit, Guam, Guangzhou [ends March 1], Hong Kong, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Manila, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Portland (OR), Saipan, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan [begins August 31])
* [[Virgin Atlantic Airways|Virgin Atlantic]] (London-Heathrow)

====South Wing====

The South Wing and Satellite 5 opened in June 2006 as a terminal for [[Star Alliance]] carriers (except for [[Air China]] and [[Air New Zealand]], which currently use Terminal 2). The South Wing has seven stories, and the first floor contains facilities for domestic flights by ANA. [http://www.naa.jp/en/annual/2004_pdf/15.pdf] It is the first airport terminal in Japan to offer curbside check-in service and baggage reconnecting facilities for passengers connecting from international to domestic flights.

* [[Air Canada]] (Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
* [[All Nippon Airways]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing, Chicago-O'Hare, Dalian, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kaohsiung, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Nagoya-Centrair, Naha, New York-JFK, Osaka-Itami, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Qingdao, San Francisco, Sapporo-Chitose, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenyang, Singapore, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Washington-Dulles, Xiamen)
** [[Air Central]] (Nagoya-Centrair, Sendai)
** [[Air Japan]] (Honolulu)
** [[Ibex Airlines]] (Hiroshima, Komatsu, Osaka-Itami, Sapporo-Chitose, Sendai)
* [[Asiana Airlines]] (Seoul-Incheon)
* [[Austrian Airlines]] (Vienna)
* [[EVA Air]] (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[Jet Airways]] (Mumbai)
* [[Lufthansa]] (Frankfurt, Munich)
* [[MIAT-Mongolian|MIAT Mongolian Airlines]] (Seoul-Incheon, Ulaanbaatar)
* [[Scandinavian Airlines System]] (Bergen [seasonal, July 12, 2008-August 9, 2008<ref>"[http://www2.norway.or.jp/travel/news_events/sasbergen.htm SAS to Launch Direct Flights from Tokyo to Bergen for Summer 2008]," ''Norway: the official site in Japan''</ref>], Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda [begins Summer 2009]<ref>[http://airlineroute.blogspot.com/2008/02/sas-plans-to-launch-stockholm-tokyo.html SAS plans to launch Stockholm - Tokyo]</ref>)
* [[Singapore Airlines]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Los Angeles, Singapore)
* [[Swiss International Air Lines]] (Zürich)
* [[Thai Airways International]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Phuket [begins July 14])
* [[Turkish Airlines]] (Istanbul-Atatürk)
* [[United Airlines]] (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chicago-O'Hare, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore, Washington-Dulles)
* [[Uzbekistan Airways]] (Tashkent)
* [[Vladivostok Air]] (Vladivostok)

===Terminal 2===
[[Image:Immigration of Narita Turminal 2 200507.jpg|thumb|Passport control, Terminal 2]]
[[Image:Shuttle of Narita Turminal 2 200507-1.jpg|thumb|[[Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System|Terminal 2 Shuttle System]] used to transport passengers to satellite concourses in Terminal 2]]
[[Image:Narita Terminal Two.jpg|right|thumb|Aircraft parked at Terminal 2]]
Terminal 2 is divided into a main building (''honkan'') and satellite, both of which are designed around linear concourses. The two are connected by the [[Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System|Terminal 2 Shuttle System]], which was designed by Japan Otis Elevator and was the first cable-driven people mover in Japan.

Check-in and departures and Immigration control for arriving passengers is on the second floor, and baggage claim and customs are on the first floor.

For domestic flights, three gates (65, 66, and 67) in the main building are connected to both the main departures concourse and to a separate domestic check-in facility. Passengers connecting between domestic and international flights must exit the gate area, walk to the other check-in area, and then check in for their connecting flight.

[[Japan Airlines]] is currently the main operator in T2; several [[Oneworld]] carriers which used to be in T1 (except [[British Airways]]) moved their operations to T2 in early 2007 so as to ease connections to and from flights operated by oneworld's partner Japan Airlines.
* [[Air China]] (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen) [moving to Terminal 1, South Wing on July 1]
* [[Air India]] (Delhi, Mumbai)
* [[Air New Zealand]] (Auckland, Christchurch)
* [[Air Niugini]] (Port Moresby)
* [[Air Pacific]] (Nadi)
* [[Air Tahiti Nui]] (Papeete)
* [[American Airlines]] (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York-JFK)
* [[Cathay Pacific]] (Hong Kong, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[China Airlines]] (Honolulu, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
* [[China Eastern Airlines]] (Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai-Pudong, Xi'an)
* [[China Southern Airlines]] (Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shenyang)
* [[EgyptAir]] (Cairo)
* [[Finnair]] (Helsinki)
* [[Garuda Indonesia]] (Denpasar/Bali, Jakarta)
* [[Iberia Airlines]] (Madrid) (Planned 2009)
* [[Iran Air]] (Beijing, Seoul-Incheon, Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
* [[Japan Airlines]] (Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing, Brisbane, Busan, Chicago-O'Hare, Dalian, Delhi, Denpasar/Bali, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan-Malpensa, Moscow-Domodedovo, Nagoya-Centrair, New York-JFK, Osaka-Itami, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Qingdao, Rome-Fiumicino, San Francisco, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Sapporo-Chitose, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Surabaya, Sydney, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Vancouver, Xi'an, Xiamen)
** [[J-Air]] (Nagoya-Komaki, Osaka-Itami)
** [[JAL Express]] (Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Itami, Seoul-Incheon [begins 2009])
** [[JALways]] (Guam, Honolulu, Kona, Manila)
* [[Malaysia Airlines]] (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur)
* [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (Beijing, Islamabad, Karachi)
* [[Philippine Airlines]] (Cebu, Manila)
* [[Qantas]] (Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney)
* [[SriLankan Airlines]] (Colombo, Male)
* [[Transaero]] (St. Petersburg)
* [[Vietnam Airlines]] (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
* [[Viva Macau]] (Macau)

===Cargo airlines===
*[[Aeroflot-Cargo]]
*[[Air France Cargo]]
*[[Air Hong Kong]]
*[[ANA & JP Express]]
*[[Euro Cargo Air]] [planned] [http://www.eurocargoair.eu]
*[[FedEx Express]]
*[[Lufthansa Cargo]]
*[[Nippon Cargo Airlines]]
*[[Polar Air Cargo]]
*[[Singapore Airlines Cargo]]
*[[United Parcel Service]]

===Former Airlines & Routes===
*[[American Airlines]] (San Jose (CA))
*[[Canadian Airlines]] (Montreal, Toronto-Pearson, Vacouver)
*[[Delta Air Lines]] (Los Angeles, Portland (OR))
*[[Iberia Airlines]] (Madrid)
*[[Japan Airlines]]
**[[Japan Asia Airways]] (Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
*[[Olympic Airlines]] (Athens)
*[[Northwest Airlines]] (New York-JFK)
*[[Pan American World Airways]] (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Manila, San Francisco, Seoul-Gimpo)
*[[Sabena]] (Brussels)
*[[Varig]] (Los Angeles, Nagoya-Komaki, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Sao Paulo-Guarulhos)
*[[United Airlines]] (Hong Kong, New York-JFK, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)

===Helicopter service===

*[http://www.heli-express.com/ Narita Heli Express] operates charter flights between Narita, [[Tokyo Heliport]], [[Saitama-Kawajima Heliport]] and [[Gunma Heliport]] from a dedicated helipad with connecting shuttle service to the two terminals. (NHE offered scheduled service to Haneda Airport and [[Minato Mirai 21]] from 1989 to 1991.) (Tokyo)	260,350 Yen (Saitama-Kawajima)	235,000 Yen (Gunma)	355,580 Yen for 5 passenger charter.

==Ground transportation==
===Rail===
The airport was originally planned to be served by the [[Narita Shinkansen]], construction of which was started in 1974, but the same expropriation issues afflicting the airport also hit the new line and the plan was eventually officially abandoned in 1987.  Direct train service to the terminal, on ordinary trains using a short spur track from previous right of way, thus only started in 1990, twelve years after the airport opened.

At present, Narita Airport has two rail connections, operated by [[Keisei Electric Railway]] and [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]]. A third line, the [[Narita Rapid Railway]], is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in [[2010]]. Trains to and from Narita stop at [[Narita Airport Station]] (成田空港駅 ''Narita-kūkō-eki'') in Terminal 1 and [[Airport Terminal 2 Station]] (空港第２ビル駅 ''Kūkō-daini-biru-eki'') in Terminal 2.

====JR East====
{{Main|Narita Express|Airport Narita}}
[[Image:JRE-253.jpg|thumb|[[Narita Express]] train]]
The most expensive train (and one of the fastest) to the airport is the [[Narita Express]]. Journey times between the airport and [[Tokyo Station]] in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]], Tokyo vary from 53 minutes to 70 minutes depending on the time of departure. The price from the airport to Tokyo station is 3,140 yen in ordinary class.

All Narita Express trains serve Narita Airport Terminal 1, Narita Airport Terminal 2 and Tokyo Station. Some trains also make additional stops between the airport and Tokyo - at Narita or at [[Chiba Station]]. 

After Tokyo Station (when coming from Narita), some trains split into two. One part continues on the [[Yokosuka Line]] to [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], stopping at [[Yokohama Station|Yokohama Station]] in [[Yokohama, Kanagawa|Yokohama]] (90 minutes), [[Totsuka Station|Totsuka Station]] (also in [[Yokohama, Kanagawa|Yokohama]], 105 minutes), and [[Ōfuna Station]] in [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] (110 minutes). One part takes the [[Yamanote Line]] to [[Shinjuku Station]] in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]] and [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] (80 minutes). The other part then either takes the [[Chūō Main Line]], continuing in Tokyo and serving [[Tachikawa Station]] in [[Tachikawa|Tachikawa]] (105 minutes), [[Hachioji Station]] in [[Hachioji, Tokyo|Hachioji]] (115 minutes) and [[Takao Station (Tokyo)|Takao Station]] in Hachioji (2 hours), or takes the [[Saikyo Line]] to [[Ōmiya Station (Saitama)|Ōmiya Station]] in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture]] (2 hours and 15 minutes). 

All seating on the Narita Express trains is reserved. The assigned seat number and car number are indicated on the tickets. Tickets can be purchased from agents in the arrivals hall of each terminal and from automatic ticket vending machines.

JR also offers rapid service ''Kaisoku [[Airport Narita]]'' trains to Tokyo Station, which take 90 minutes but cost less than the Narita Express. These trains stop at several stations on the [[Narita Line]] and [[Sobu Line]] en route to Tokyo. Most continue on to stops on the [[Yokosuka Line]], going as far as [[Kurihama Station]] in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa|Yokosuka]], Kanagawa Prefecture.

====Keisei====
[[Image:Keisei-ae100.jpg|thumb|[[Skyliner]] train]]
Keisei's [[Skyliner]] limited express travels to [[Nippori Station]] in 51 minutes - and [[Keisei Ueno Station]] in 56 minutes. The journey between Narita Airport and Nippori has the shortest time of any transportation link between the airport and central Tokyo. However, for travellers whose final destination is in the South of Tokyo or near Tokyo station, it can be quicker to take the Narita Express than to take the Skyliner and then make a connection at Nippori or Ueno. The price of the Skyliner from Narita Airport to Keisei Ueno Station is 1,920 yen (1,000 for base ticket + 920 yen extra for express). 

As with the Narita Express, all seating on Skyliner trains is reserved. Seat allocations are indicated on the tickets, which can be purchased from agents in the airport terminal. 

Regular Keisei trains cost about half as much as the Skyliner and are the cheapest rail connection to the airport, although they make many stops, are slow and are often crowded. 

Keisei also offers connecting and through service from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport, a cooperative service with the [[Toei Asakusa Line]] and [[Keihin Kyuko Railway]]. There are between six and eight daily direct trains from Haneda to Narita, taking about two hours, with one daily direct service from Narita to Haneda (rather leaving Narita at either 6:07 or 7:30 in the morning). In other cases, a transfer of trains must take place at a station along the Keisei line. Trains running through to the Asakusa Line make stops at several subway stations in central Tokyo, including [[Asakusa]], [[Nihombashi Station|Nihombashi]] and [[Shinagawa Station|Shinagawa]], making them convenient for some travellers. 

''Airport Rapid Limited'' (エアポート快特) trains, which make limited stops on the Asakusa and Keikyu lines, are denoted on signboards by an aircraft icon.

Keisei and [[Shibayama Railway]] trains also serve [[Higashi-Narita Station]], located between the two terminals, but this station is currently only useful to travellers moving between the airport and neighborhoods convenient to [[Shibayama Chiyoda Station]] immediately east of the airport.

===Bus===
There are regular [[bus]] services to regional transport hubs, although these are often slower than the trains because of traffic jams. Many bus companies operate to and from the airport, charging fares from 3,000 yen for central Tokyo to 4,000 yen for outer suburbs. Operators include:
*[http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/e/index.html Airport Limousine] to center-city stations including [[Yokohama City Air Terminal]], [[Tokyo City Air Terminal]], [[Tokyo International Airport]] (Haneda Airport) and major hotels
*[http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/pc/foreigners/english.html Keisei Bus] to suburban transport hubs
*[http://www.chibakotsu.co.jp/kousoku/index.htm Chiba Kotsu] to Saitama, Yamanashi and Fukushima

There is also overnight bus service to [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]] (operated by Chiba Kotsu), which takes about 12 hours and costs 9,000 to 10,000 yen.

===Taxi===
Taxi service is available, although it is usually prohibitively expensive for single travellers because of the great distance from the airport to the city. Fares are based on a zone system; trips to central Tokyo range from 14,000 to 20,000 yen (plus around 1,450 yen for expressway tolls, also late night/early morning surcharges). Shared ride services no longer operate from Narita.

The main road link to Narita Airport is the [[Higashi-Kanto Expressway]], which connects to the [[Shuto Expressway]] network at [[Funabashi, Chiba]].

== Miscellaneous ==
{{Trivia|date=March 2008}}
*Narita's 4,000 m (13,123 ft) main runway shares the record for longest runway in Japan with one at [[Kansai International Airport]] that opened in 2007.
*In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the term {{nihongo|"Narita divorce"|成田離婚|Narita rikon}} is often used to refer to divorces that immediately follow a married couple's [[honeymoon]], since many married couples return to Japan through Narita after honeymoons in foreign countries. The phrase was used as the title of a popular television [[Japanese television drama|drama]] in Japan. [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/成田離婚]
*Because of the large volume of foreign [[fish]] (especially [[tuna]]) imported by air for use in [[sushi]] restaurants, Narita Airport is the eighth-largest fishing port in Japan by tonnage.
*Narita Airport was mentioned in an episode of [[Death Note]], which Light's father departed from on a hi-jacked 747 that landed in the desert of the United States.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.narita-airport.jp/en Narita International Airport Homepage]
* {{WAD|RJAA}}

===Travel guides===
* {{wikitravelpar|Narita Airport}}

===Historical and political===
* "[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/opinion/ed2005/ed20050726a1.htm Editorial - Narita fiasco: never again]," ''The Japan Times'', July 26, 2005
* Stephan Hauser, "[http://www.tokyo.to/backissues/feb00/tj0200p6,7,8,9/index.html Field of dreams - filled with concrete]," ''Tokyo Journal'', Feb. 2000
* [http://www.jca.apc.org/~misatoya/narita/n_s_e.html Appeal to Stop Use of the Second Runway at Narita Airport]

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