Cargo-only airport - Kamotsu Senyo Kuukou

Japanese: 貨物専用空港 - かもつせんようくうこう
Cargo-only airport - Kamotsu Senyo Kuukou

...However, construction is relatively easy if an existing island can be used, as in Nagasaki, but in cases where there is no island to serve as a base, such as in the Kansai and Chubu regions, it is necessary to either reclaim land or build a huge structure, which is quite costly. In addition, with the increase in the amount of air freight worldwide, there are more and more plans to build cargo-only airports in developed countries. Cargo airports do not necessarily have to be located near cities, and the requirements are quite different from those of general airports. Furthermore, by building industrial areas in the hinterland, airports can also have new functions. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "cargo-only airports" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただ,長崎のように既存の島を利用することができれば建設は比較的容易であるが,関西や中部圏のように基礎になる島がない場合には埋立てによるか,または巨大な構造体を構築しなければならず,コストの面でかなり不利となる。 このほか,世界的な航空貨物量の増加に伴って,先進各国では貨物専用空港を建設する構想も増えてきた。貨物空港の場合は必ずしも都市近郊に設置する必要がないなど,一般空港に比べて要求される条件がかなり異なるうえ,さらに後背地に工業地帯などを建設することによって新しい機能をもつ空港となる可能性もある。…

※「貨物専用空港」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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