Originally Posted by
C130driver
16L/34R is one of the most poorly designed runways I've ever seen. Tokyo is one of Asia's largest hubs yet they only have one runway > 9000 feet?
NRT is still technically unfinished (it is supposed to have 5 runways), and it is the reason that KIX and NGO were built on reclaimed land. The construction of NRT was extremely controversial, and there are still private homes on the airport whose owners refuse to sell.