Chūbu Centrair International Airport
Chubu Centrair International Airport (中部国際空港 Chūbu Kokusai Kūkō?) (IATA:
NGO, ICAO: RJGG) is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname
City in Aichi Prefecture, 35 km (22 mi) south of Nagoya in central Japan.
Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main
international gateway for the Chubu ("central") region of Japan. The name "Centrair"
(セントレア Sentorea) is an abbreviation of Central Japan International Airport,
an alternate translation used in the English name of the airport's operating
company, Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd. (中部国際空港株式会社 Chūbu
Kokusai Kūkō Kabushiki-gaisha).
The northern side of the terminal holds domestic flights, while the southern
side holds international flights, each with dedicated ticket counters,
security checkpoints and baggage carousels, and for international flights,
immigration and customs facilities. Arrivals are processed on the second
floor, and departures on the third. The lower level is used for maintenance,
catering, and other ground operations, as well as for passenger buses to
hardstands in the middle of the airport ramp. There are thirteen gates for
domestic flights (including three bus gates), and fourteen for international
flights (including three bus gates).
The Airport is at an elevation of 12 ft (4 m) above mean sea level. It has
one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 11,483 ft
(3,500 m) in length.
Chubu Centrair International Airport is hub for All Nippon Airways, Jetstar
Japan and AirAsia Japan.
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