Originally Posted by
76drvr
Did you see the new international terminal they completed in HND, the 4th runway, which adds 110,000 additional flight segments/yr, the 75,000 sq m international terminal expansion that can accomodate 5,000,000 additional international passengers per year by 2014, the Government of Japan's commitment to expand HND international flight segments from 30,000/yr to 60,000/yr?
HND runway configuration is not really set up for max number of moverments, the 2 short runways are 8200 and the longer ones are 9800. This is about the economy, and government trying to squeeze out foreign competitors.