New Chitose Airport Takeoff & Landing
About the New Chitose Airport Takeoff & Landing Camera
This camera is aimed at New Chitose Airport's runway approach, catching aircraft taking off and landing at Hokkaido's busiest airport. It's a plane-spotting view rather than a terminal or landmark shot.
New Chitose handles both domestic routes to Tokyo and other major cities and a growing number of international flights, so traffic on the runway is fairly steady through most of the day.
The traffic here is heavier than Hokkaido's population would suggest because the Tokyo to Sapporo corridor is among the busiest air routes in the world by passengers carried. Winter operations are the other thing this airport is known for: its snow-clearing convoys, nicknamed White Impulse, sweep a runway clear in a matter of minutes so departures keep running through conditions that would close smaller airports.
Highlights & Nearby
- •Watch for: aircraft on final approach or departure, runway activity, weather affecting visibility
- •Nearby: the terminal building, JR Chitose Station, the surrounding airport perimeter
- •Note: low cloud or fog can reduce visibility of aircraft even when flights are still operating normally
