Tokyo
Airports
Tokyo
has two main airports – Narita International
Airport (mainly for international
flights) and Tokyo International
Airport, Haneda (mainly for domestic
flights).
Narita
International Airport
Narita International Airport is
the main airport serving international
travelers. It is located in Narita,
Chiba, in the eastern part of the
Greater Tokyo Area, about 60 kilometers
from downtown Tokyo. Known as New
Tokyo International Airport until
2004, Narita International Airport
is the second-busiest passenger
airport in Japan, busiest air freight
hub in Japan, and third-busiest
air freight hub in the world handling
the majority of international passenger
traffic to and from Japan. It was
opened in 1978 as replacement for
the overcrowded Haneda Airport.
Besides handling most of international
flights, Narita also operates services
to 8 domestic airports – Sapporo,
Sendai, Nagoya, Komatsu, Osaka,
Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Naha.
Narita Airport has two terminals
- Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Terminal
1 has two wings – North Wing and
South Wing. The North Wing handles
the following airlines: Aeromexico,
Aeroflot, Air France, Aircalin,
Alitalia, British Airways, Continental
Airlines, Continental Micronesia,
Delta Airlines, KLM, Korean Air,
Northwest Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic
Airways. The South Wing handles
Air Canada, Air China, Air Japan,
All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines,
Austrian Airlines, Eva Air, IBEX,
Jet Airways, Lufthansa, Mongolian
Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines,
Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines,
South African Airways, Swiss International
Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish
Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways,
and Uzbekistan Airways. Terminal
2 handles Air India, Air New Zealand,
Air Niugini, Air Tahiti, Air Pacific,
American Airlines, Cathay Pacific,
China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines,
China Southern Airlines, Egypt Air,
Finnair, Garuda, Iberia, Iran Air,
JAL, Japan Airlines, Jetstar Airways,
Malaysia Airlines, Mexicana, PIA,
Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Sri
Lankan Airlines, Transaero, Vietnam
Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines.
Facilities
at both the terminals include information
desks located in the Arrival and
Departure areas; banks, bureaux
de change and ATMs; post offices;
medical clinics; dentists; baby
change facilities; nurseries; children's
play areas; sleeping rooms and showers;
internet, mobile phone hire, telephone,
fax, and photocopying services;
duty free shops; newsagents; and
restaurants, cafes, and fast food
outlets.
Free
shuttle bus service between the
terminals is available. Both the
terminals have their own train stations
with both the JR and Keisei lines
serving them. Buses connect Narita
Airport to the domestic airport
and hotels in the city centre. Taxis
and limousines are also available
from in front of the terminal buildings.
Transfer to the city from the airport
by road is about 1 to 2 hours depending
on the traffic.
For
those arriving at the airport by
car, there are five 24-hour car
parks in front of the terminals.
Where to park the car depends on
which terminal the passenger is
using. Car Parks 1 and 5 are for
Terminal 1 users; and Car Parks
2 and 3 are for Terminal 2 users.
Car Park 4 is for those going to
the cargo area.
General
Information -
Name:
Narita International Airport
Airport
Code: NRT
Address:
Narita
International Airport
Narita-shi
Chiba 282-8601
Japan
Phone:
04-7632-2802
Website:
www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e
Haneda
Airport
Haneda Airport, or Tokyo International
Airport as it was previously known
as, is mainly a domestic airport
opened in 1931. Located in Ota along
Tokyo Bay, it is the busiest airport
in Asia and the fourth-busiest airport
in the world, handling over 65 million
passengers annually. Until 1978,
when Narita International Airport
opened, Haneda Airport was handling
all international air traffic as
well. Today it handles only a few
international flights.
Haneda Airport has 3 terminals.
Terminals 1 and 2 are for domestic
flights. Terminal 1 is for passengers
using JAL (Japan Airlines), JTA
(Japan Transocean Airlines), SKY
(Skymark Airlines), SFJ (Star Flyer),
and ANA (All Nippon Airlines - Kitakyushu
flights only). Terminal 2 is for
passengers using ANA (all flights
except Kitakyushu), ADO (Air Do),
and SNA (Skynet Asia Airways). The
third terminal is the International
Terminal. It handles all flights
to and from Seoul, Shanghai, and
Hong Kong.
Facilities
at all the terminals include Banks,
Post Offices, and Currency Exchanges;
ATM and Cash Dispensers; Baggage
Storages; Delivery Services; Car
Rentals; Clinics; Barber and Relaxation
Salons; Pay Lounges; Restaurants
and Banquet Halls; and Duty Free
Shops. Terminal 2 also features
an open-air rooftop restaurant.
Terminals 1 and 2 each have their
own Tokyo Monorail Station, while
Keihin Kyuko Railway operates a
single station between the terminals.
There is a bus service between these
stations and the International Terminal,
as well as between all terminals.
Buses also connect Haneda Airport
to Narita International Airport
and to several points in Tokyo.
Taxi and limousine services are
available from the terminals to
various centers and hotels of Tokyo.
There
are 5 car parks for those arriving
by car. Where to park depends on
which airline the passenger is using.
P1 for passengers using JAL, JTA,
SFJ, and ANA (Kitakyushu flights
only); P2 for passengers using JAL
and SKY; P3 for those using ANA
(except Kitakyushu flights), ADO,
and SNA; P4 for all airport users
with large-sized vehicles; and P5
for passengers using the International
Terminal.
General
Information -
Name:
Haneda Airport (Tokyo International
Airport)
Airport
Code: HND
Address:
Haneda Airport (Tokyo International
Airport)
3-3-2
Haneda-kukou
Ota-ku,
Tokyo
Japan
Phone:
03-5757-8888
Website:
www.tokyo-tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp
