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7. Kitakyushu Airport, Japan
As you can probably tell, Asia is the hub for island airports. Well, if there was an award for the most isolated island airport, Kitakyushu Airport would win! It is located in Fukuoka, Japan and was built on an artificial island 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) away from the main part of the city. The island is located on shallow water, and now the architects are planning to expand the size of the airport.
8. Macau International Airport, China
Macau is fast becoming the Chinese challenge to Las Vegas, Nevada. In this gambling haven, you don’t need to enter the casino in order to feel a thrill. The airport is located on the eastern end of Taipa island. The airport’s runway was built on a strip of reclaimed land in the sea. Technically, the airport can hold up to 6,000,000 passengers per year, but much more than that pass through its doors.
9. Kansai International Airport, Japan
On an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, the airport is an international hub in and out of Japan for the national Nippon airways company. The construction of the airport began in 1987 and over 21,000,000 meters cubed were excavated for the construction of the airport – not easy work at all!
The island had been predicted to sink by about 19ft (5.7 m). Up until now it has sunk about 27 feet (8.2 m), much more than previously predicted. This project became one of the world’s most expensive civil works projects in modern history with twenty years of planning and construction and several billion dollars in investments.
10. Nagasaki Airport, Japan
The Nagasaki airport is located about 18 kilometers (11 miles) northwest of the city of Nagasaki. There is one runway on the island, and another on the mainland. This was truly one of the pioneers of the island airport back in 1975 when it was built.
11. Marshall Islands International Airport, Marshall Islands
One of the favorite holiday destinations in America, the Marshall Islands international airport is located on the southern side of Majuro Atoll, a stabilizing coral reef. The airport was built sometime after World War II.
The airway terminal is made up of hangars, with no physical structures at the airport until the 1970s. Today, the airport is used by the slew of American and foreign visitors who come to experience the tropical peace of the Marshall Islands.
