CENTRAL JAPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING

21st Century International Airport Equipped with the Latest Functions
CENTRAL JAPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING

Domestic Flight Wing at the Central Japan International Airport

Constructed on an artificial island

This hub airport, with 24-hour operation, has been constructed on Ise Bay, 35 kilometers south of Nagoya. It is an international airport with a 3,500-meter runway, making it the top class in Japan, and is expected to play an important role as a bridge connecting central Japan with the world.
An important proposition of this state project was the completion in time for the Aichi World Expo, which began from March 2005. This meant that from the beginning of the reclamation work in August 2000, construction of the various facilities up to the opening of the airport had to be done within a short 54.5 months.
The various facilities, including the passenger terminal, were planned with the unification of the latest functions for this 21st century airport with the overflowing sense of "harmony," to give it a peaceful and friendly atmosphere. Also, with the aim of making it a "friendly" airport for all those who use it, universal designs have been used all around. This building, which could be said to be Japan's first real commercial airport, has an enormous observation deck and a Center Pier Garden, which can even be used for wedding ceremonies.

Center Pia Garden is flooded with sunlight.

Departure gate lounge in the Domestic Flight Wing

The Center Pia lounge offers expensive views.

The passenger terminal building, with the image of an origami (paper folding) crane, is located in about the center of the airport island, with a north to south length of around 1.2 kilometers. Takenaka (in a joint venture) was responsible for the international wing, the domestic wing, and the Center Pier. The observation deck extends the full length of the Center Pier, enabling people to see up close planes taking off and landing, as well as a beautiful sunset across Ise Bay.
As it was necessary to secure various requirements for this airport island such as traffic and delivery conditions, electricity, communications, and water supply and sewerage systems, work on other buildings, a connecting bridge, and other infrastructure work had to be undertaken at the same time. Positive efforts were taken to reduce ocean transportation and work high up with strong ocean winds by "making large units," striving for good productivity and safety. A CALS/EC^* wireless LAN system connecting four kilometers over the sea was also implemented.

^*CALS/EC: an electronic, standardized system being promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport for parties to share information related to construction work during all stages.

Client	Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.
Location	1-1, Centrair, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
Design	Design Consortium for Central Japan International Airport Passenger Terminal Building
Construction	Takenaka Corporation and seven other companies (JV)
Structure	Steel
Number of floors	3 fl. above ground
Building area	38,899 m² (International Flight Wing , Domestic Flight Wing and Center Pia)
Total floor space	80,576 m² (International Flight Wing , Domestic Flight Wing and Center Pia)