Kansai International Airport is an internationalairport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan and Izumisanoand the town of Tajiri in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was ranked 4th overall in the Airport of the Year 2006 awards named by Skytrax, next to Singapore Changi Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Munich International Airport.
A man-made island, 4 km long and 2.5 km wide, was proposed. Engineers needed to overcome the extremely high risks of earthquakes and typhoons (with storm surges of up to 3 meters). Construction started in 1987. In 1990, a three-kilometer bridge was completed to connect the island to the mainland at Rinku-Town, at a cost of $1 billion. Opened on September 4, 1994. The second runway opened on August 2, 2007.
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