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64 Aviation News incorporating Jets March 2017

on the third  oor and another outdoors on

the  fth. Both look onto the approach of

Runway 34L. It can be reached by bus from

T1 and T2 and is open 10am to 5pm daily

except Mondays and some days at the end

of the year. Travel guide websites list the

entrance fee as 500 Yen (roughly £3.50) with

concessions.

With a number of viewing areas to choose

from and a diverse mix of airlines to see,

this busy Japanese airport affords many

opportunities for the photographer.

Above left: Terminal 2’s left-hand deck allows

views of JAL movements but aircraft taking

off from Runway 34L are hidden.

Above right: Terminal 2’s right-hand viewing

deck is arguably the best place from which

to take photos on sunny afternoons due to

international traffic passing close by and the

view of Runway 16L/34R. Raam Dev

Right: A JAL Boeing 777-300ER taxies out for

departure to New York. Named ‘JET KEI’, it

has an image of Japanese tennis player Kei

Nishikori painted on its sides. This photo

was taken at 70mm from the right-hand

viewing deck on Terminal 2. Keitaro Mariano

Narushima

Above right: A busy scene at the international

area of Terminal 2 seen from the left-hand

Terminal 2 viewing deck.

Right: A Jetstar Japan Airbus A320 heads for

Terminal 3, which was opened in April 2015,

and is currently used by low-cost airlines

only. This view from the left-hand deck on

Terminal 2 is being shot at 250mm as a

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 leaves Runway

16L.

Below: A Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-

800 departs Runway 34L, photographed at

300mm from the Terminal 1 observation deck.

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