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Itami Skypark
A free park that runs about 1.2 km along the west side of Itami's runway. The Wing Hill deck is 61 metres wide, the same span as a Boeing 777 wing.
From your guide
What I point out on the way
I spent nine years in Brisbane, from junior high to the end of university, and I guide in English or Japanese. I've photographed planes since 2009, and I've been to all three of these airports myself.
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Sky View at Kansai Airport
A viewing building of its own on the airport island, with the Sky Museum inside. A free shuttle bus runs to it from Terminal 1.
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Kobe Airport rooftop deck
The runway and the sea to the south, Port Island and the Rokko mountains to the north. The sun sets to the west, and the runway lights come on after dark.
At the south end of Itami's runway, landing planes pass low over the Senri River bank in Toyonaka. It's about 2 km on foot from Hankyu Sone Station. The wind decides which end of the runway the planes land from, so the view changes from day to day.
The three airports are linked. A limousine bus runs between Kansai Airport and Itami in about 1 hour 10 minutes (2,200 yen), and the Bay Shuttle ferry crosses from Kansai Airport to Kobe Airport for 1,880 yen (adult, one way).
