Nagoya, Japan
ACI ranking: No. 4 worldwide
Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, is built on a man-made island, south of Nagoya in central Japan. After much lobbying by Toyota and other local business groups for an airport facilitating 24-hour cargo flights, it opened in 2005 and took over almost all of existing Nagoya Airport's commercial flights. Shaped like the rounded letter "D," its shores were sloped to let sea currents flow freely. An observation deck provides visitors with a panoramic view of sunsets over Ise Bay.
