Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港, Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in Ōta, Tokyo, 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Tokyo Station, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is commonly known as Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō).
Although Haneda was originally the primary airport for the Tokyo region, it now shares that role with Narita International Airport. Haneda handles almost all domestic fligh...
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Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港, Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), located in Ōta, Tokyo, 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Tokyo Station, Japan, is one of the two primary airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area. It is commonly known as Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō).
Although Haneda was originally the primary airport for the Tokyo region, it now shares that role with Narita International Airport. Haneda handles almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo while Narita handles almost all international flights. In recent years, however, international service from Haneda has expanded significantly with the addition of "scheduled charter" flights to Seoul (S. Korea), Shanghai (PRC) and Hong Kong. The Japanese government plans to expand Haneda's international role in the future with more regional flights and off-peak charter services.
Haneda handled 66,735,587 passengers in 2008. By passenger throughput, it was the busiest airport in Asia and the fourth busiest in the world,...
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