How many airports are there in Japan? Uncovering panoramic data on Japan’s aviation infrastructure
In recent years, Japan's airport network has once again become a hot topic of discussion as international tourism recovers and Japan's domestic transportation demand grows. This article will combine the hot discussions on the Internet in the past 10 days to provide you with a detailed analysis of the number, classification and distribution of Japanese airports, and display this huge aviation infrastructure system through structured data.
1. Total number and classification of airports in Japan
According to the latest statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there are a total of98 airports(Data as of 2023). These airports can be divided into the following categories according to the nature and scale of their operations:
| Airport type | Quantity | Main functions |
|---|---|---|
| international airport | 24 | Undertake international routes and domestic trunk routes |
| Major domestic airports | 55 | Connecting domestic cities with regional hubs |
| small local airport | 19 | Serving remote areas and islands |
2. Top 5 popular airports and recent developments
Recently on social platforms, the following airports have become hot topics due to passenger flow growth or expansion plans:
| Airport name | Annual passenger flow (2023) | Recent hot topics |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Haneda Airport | About 87 million visitors | New international terminal opened |
| Narita International Airport | About 42 million people | Open additional routes to Southeast Asia |
| Osaka Kansai Airport | About 32 million people | Artificial island reinforcement project started |
| Fukuoka Airport | About 24 million visitors | Domestic line capacity expansion |
| New Chitose Airport (Sapporo) | About 22 million people | Demand for charter flights surges during ski season |
3. Regional characteristics of airport distribution
The distribution of Japanese airports shows obvious geographical concentration:
| area | Number of airports | Density (airport/10,000 square kilometers) |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 13 | 1.6 |
| Honshu | 62 | 2.8 |
| Shikoku | 8 | 4.3 |
| Kyushu | 15 | 3.1 |
4. Future planning and hot topics
In online discussions in the past 10 days, the following topics have been the most popular:
1.Supporting construction of Osaka World Expo: Kansai Airport plans to add 12 new international routes by 2025.
2.Drone delivery test: The world's first airport-urban drone logistics network has been launched around Haneda Airport.
3.controversial projects: Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture plans to build a sea airport, and environmental groups have launched a joint campaign to oppose it.
Conclusion
From international hubs to small airports on outlying islands, Japan’s dense aviation network demonstrates its transportation characteristics as an island nation. With the recovery of the tourism industry and the application of new technologies, these airports are facing new development opportunities and challenges. Will there be a 99th airport in the future? Let's stay tuned.
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