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On 20 May, 1978, the New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport) was
opened.
The necessity for constructing a new airport had been recognized by persons
concerned with aviation since the early 1960s, primarily because it was feared
that Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) would soon become too busy
to handle the increasing volume of traffic and partly because it was anticipated
that the size of aircraft would be expanded with higher speeds. Construction
of Nariat Airport was thus started with the expectation that it would be available
for use in 1971, however, because of problems in land acquisition, security
of jet fuel, etc., its opening took far longer than expected.
Although Narita Airport has been opened, only the first phase of the project,
including a 4,000 meter runway, has been completed. To effectively fulfil its
function as an international airport, it is necessary to complete the second
phase of the project, including the construction of beam and parallel runways.
It is also necessary to complete a pipeline for stable supply of aircraft fuel.
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