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Centrair NGO Airport Overview

Chubu 'Centrair' Airport NGO (Centrair, short for Central Airport, also indicates its Central Japan location), serves the regions of Chubu & Nagoya, had recently received Skytrax 'Best Regional Airport Asia Award 2011, and also ranked second as 'Best Airport Security Processing 2011.

The Airport is located on an artificial D-shaped island in the Ise Bay of the Chita Peninsula, in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, Central Japan, and is and 35 km south of Nagoya - a 28-minute ride by train ('uSky Limited Express'). The Airport can be accessed by a toll road. Also, high-speed ferries serve the Airport from/to Tsu & Mie Prefectures. 

With a long runway and an estimated 10.5 million passengers a year, Centrair is served by domestic airlines ANA, JAL & JTA, and by many major international airlines (including Delta, United & US Airways (via code-share), offering direct and connecting flights to all parts of the globe.

NOTE: A new entry procedure requires that foreign nationals applying for entry into Japan need to be fingerprinted & get facial photos there before being interviewed by immigration inspectors.

The passenger terminal at Centrair Airport consists of five levels. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Centrair Airport: (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)
 
To get from Centrair Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a train, a ferry or a bus:
1. The Centrair train station is part of the Meitetsu Airport Line. Its ‘uSky Limited Express’ connects the Airport to Meitetsu-Nagoya station in a mere 28 minutes. This station is adjacent to the JR Nagoya Station, allowing for transfers to the Shinkansen high-speed trains to Kyoto & Shizuoka, or transfers to JR, Meitetsu and Kintetsu local trains, as well as to the Nagoya Municipal Subway.
2. Three  high-speed ferry services link Centrair to the west side of Ise Bay. One ferry connects to the passenger terminal in Tsu and takes 40 minutes, another ferry links Matsusake to Tokoname and takes 45 minutes.
3. Scheduled bus service from Centrair Airport:
(a) The Meitetsu Bus to Nagya City’s Fujigaoka takes 72 minutes, nd stops at Tomei Nisshin & Tomei Toyota. 
(b) The Chitanoriai Bus has two lines to Tokoname & Handa, one is to Chita Handa station, taking 38 minutes, the other is to Kowa station, taking 49 minutes. Contact the Information Desk inside the passenger terminal for more bus information.
4. Hotel bus:  The 'Airport Limousine' is a new bus servce to/from hotels in Nagoya (Sakae/ Fushimi area).
5. An exclusive railway pass - the 'Kintetsu Rail Pass wide' is available at the Meitetsu Travel Plaza at the Airport. The pass allows for unlimited railway travel via the Kintetsu line, covering an extensive network across the Kansai area.  It also is valid for a round-trip between Centrair Airport & Nagoyas train station.



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Centrair NGO Airport Update History

  • Updated NGO Airport Intro page - May 5, 2013
  • Updated NGO Airports page - May 5, 2013
  • Updated NGO Main Terminals page - May 5, 2013
  • Updated NGO Food & Stores page - May 1, 2013
  • Updated NGO Parking On site page - Apr 13, 2013
  • Updated NGO Direct Flights page - Feb 20, 2013