Haneda New Flight Route Safety Confirmation with Inspection Flight From 30th of August to 26th of August 6:02
To increase the number of flights to and from Haneda Airport for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, check the safety by flying an inspection plane before the start of a new flight route that passes over the city center from March next year. The inspection will be carried out for about 4 months from the 30th of this month.
The country will establish a new flight route that passes over the city center from the “Summer Schedule” on March 29 next year, and increase the number of international flights to and from Haneda Airport from approximately 60,000 times to 99,000 times a year. To
Prior to this, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decided to conduct a flight inspection to confirm safety by flying a small jet aircraft with a total length of about 16 meters from 30th of this month to late December.
Flight inspections are mainly conducted from 6 am to 8 am, and it is necessary to check whether radio facilities that guide aircraft fly correctly by flying over the city center of new routes and Kawasaki City.
From late January next year, flight tests using actual passenger aircraft are planned, and preparations are underway for the start of operation.
Concerning the new flight route, residents around the route are concerned about noise from passenger planes and parts falling from the aircraft. Opposition residents are seeking to withdraw the route.