Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Terminal 1

Plane spotter’s paradise: part 1

Steve Morton Jun 01, 2018 - 1 min read

Situated on the top floor of Terminal One are some of several observation decks that you can find within this airport

In the near distance you can see many airplanes landing

There is another upper level called Gulliver’s Deck where you can walk along the roof of this terminal

At certain points this observation deck allows you to see several airplanes in transit

This airplane is slowly making its way out onto the runway in order to take off

Although Terminal One is primarily a hub for JAL (Japan Airlines), from time to time you can also see a few other airplanes including this one which is from Star Flyer Airlines

A specially decorated airplane featuring Japan’s number one male tennis player, Nishikori Kei

Before opening up to long haul traffic in 2014, Haneda (Tokyo International Airport), was a non-distinct airport used primarily for domestic flights while Narita Airport formed the main international hub for the greater Tokyo area. Because of this reason, Haneda boasts two large domestic terminals known as Terminal 1 and 2 as well as boasting it’s recently constructed international terminal.

The reason for having two domestic terminal buildings as opposed to only one was in order to accommodate both of Japan’s major airlines; JAL (Japan Airlines), and ANA (All Nippon Airways), who despite serving the same country have shared a bitter rivalry that in many ways continues to this day.

Presently, Terminal One consists of six floors and is used primarily for Japan Airlines plus a few other minor airlines including; Skymark Airlines, Star Flyer and Japan Transocean Air. My real reason for coming here however, was to go to the observation deck where you can witness a never ending procession of airplanes waiting to land and take off at one of the world’s now busiest airports

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Yokohama based content creator, editor, and researcher. Steven likes, eating, reading and traveling on a streamlined budget guaranteed to make any self-respecting local gulp. When not too busy with work assignments, Steven attempts to not get lost while following Japanese tourist maps.Follow me o...