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| High-speed Transport System
Improvement |
Since population and industry
in Hokkaido are distributed over a large area distant from metropolitan
areas, the feature of speed in air transport is important. Therefore, for
Hokkaido air transportation plays an important role.
As of December 2005, 36 air routes the majority of which are
serviced by jet aircraft connect Hokkaido to the outside. Extension of these
routes radiating from New-Chitose Airport and Sapporo Airport (Okadama Airport)
connect Hokkaido with outlying islands. Among 12 airports that accommodate
jet planes, ten of them, New- Chitose, Hakodate, Kushiro, Wakkanai, Asahikawa,
Obihiro, Memanbetsu, Nakashibetsu, Mombetsu and Rishiri provide regular
jet service.
International commuter airline routes include eight routes (Seoul,
Guam, Hong Kong, Shenyang, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Shanghai, Taipei, Cairns)
from New-Chitose Airport, and one route from Hakodate Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. |
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| Okushiri Airport,
Islanders Air Lifeline. |
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| New-Chitose Airport Improvement |
In December 2005, New-Chitose
Airport served 27 air routes (7 within and 20 outside Hokkaido). In 2004,
passengers on domestic flights exceeded 17,000,000, making this airport
the No. 3 hub airport in the nation following Osaka International Airport.
Respecting international flights, after the international terminal was built
in July 1992 and the CIQ (customs, immigration control, quarantine) stationary
system was installed, there has been a steady increase in passengers and
cargo shipments. In 2003, air traffic was influenced by SARS (Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome), but in 2004 it reached the highest volume ever recorded.
Also, in June 1994, for the first time in Japan this airport introduced
24 hour service and began to advance environmental development to promotion
use.
Also, various projects like Office Arcadia are being developed
in the airport area.
Thus, New-Chitose Airport is attracting attention as a core
airport for the internationalization of the area and bears an important
role in the domestic and international airline service network as a hub
airport in Japan. |
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