{"id":26689,"date":"2023-12-03T04:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=26689"},"modified":"2023-12-03T04:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T04:29:06","slug":"worlds-most-remote-airport-in-middle-of-ocean-still-welcomes-20m-people-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/worlds-most-remote-airport-in-middle-of-ocean-still-welcomes-20m-people-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds most remote airport in middle of ocean still welcomes 20m people a year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world\u2019s most remote airport has set people off after they realised just how cut off it is from the mainland – as well as the dangerous elements pilots have to deal with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The major Japanese landing and take-off pad cost $20billion to construct, and has a runway almost double the length of most airports – at a whopping 4,000 metres. It is the country\u2019s third largest, and primarily serves the cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kansai International Airport is also the world\u2019s first built on water, according to The Sun. The reason for this was to enable 24-hour flights as planning permission was easier to grant in an obscure location.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, the billions spent on the airport ignored its offshore nature as it was left hugely exposed to the weather – resulting in a terrible 2018 typhoon leaving passengers absolutely shaken with fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Typhoon Jebi – the most expensive in Japan\u2019s history in terms of insured losses – led to the closure of Kansai International for a whopping nine days after a storm surge flooded the site and intense rain and wind battered the buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To make things worse, the 3,000 metre bridge connecting the island arport to the Japanese mainland was severely damaged when a tanker was blown into it. The structure, originally costing $1billion, was fixed only seven months later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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