International Airport - International Airport (English)

Japanese: 国際空港 - こくさいくうこう(英語表記)international airport
International Airport - International Airport (English)
An airport where international flights depart and arrive. In the narrow sense, it refers to an airport regulated by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). In Japan, the hub airports Narita International Airport, Kansai International Airport, Chubu Centrair International Airport, and Tokyo International Airport are examples. In addition, there are regional airports where international scheduled flights depart and arrive, mainly to Seoul, and these are also usually called international airports. International airports must have facilities for immigration procedures, customs, and quarantine procedures, and many also have duty-free shops and currency exchange offices.

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Japanese:
国際線の航空機が発着する空港。狭義には国際民間航空条約(シカゴ条約)によって規定されたものをいい,日本では拠点空港のうち,成田国際空港,関西国際空港,中部国際空港,東京国際空港がこれにあたる。ほかに,おもにソウルなどへの国際定期航空の発着する地方空港があり,通常これらも国際空港と呼ばれている。国際空港は出入国手続,税関,検疫業務を行なうための施設を備えていなければならず,そのほか免税店や通貨両替所を設けているところも多い。

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