Narita International Airport

Narita International Airport is an international airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. It has three passenger terminals and two runways.

History

The airport opened on 20 May 1978 as New Tokyo International Airport (Shin-Tokyo Kokusai Kuko, 新東京国際空港), with Terminal 1. Terminal 2 followed in December 1992. A provisional 2,180 m Runway B opened in April 2002 and was extended to 2,500 m in October 2009. The airport took its present name in April 2004, and Terminal 3 opened in April 2015.

Terminals

Terminal 1 is used by ANA, United Airlines, Delta, Air France, KLM and Korean Air, and by the low-cost carriers Peach and ZIPAIR. Terminal 2 is used by Japan Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Qantas and Cathay Pacific. Terminal 3 serves low-cost carriers such as Jetstar Japan and Spring Japan.

Getting to Tokyo

Keisei trains run from the airport stations to Nippori and Keisei Ueno: the Skyliner, the Access Express and Keisei Main Line trains. JR East's Narita Express (N'EX) runs to Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Yokohama.

Direct buses link the airport with many parts of Tokyo. Taxis to the Tokyo wards run at fixed fares by zone, plus expressway tolls, with a surcharge from 22:00 to 5:00.