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, is an Airport located in Chitose and Tomakomai , Hokkaido , Japan , serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Japan. The airport has a single semicircular terminal building (similar to the terminals at DFW Airport ), which handles domestic and international flights. HISTORY New Chitose opened in 1991 to replace Chitose Airport (now a JASDF base). Its IATA Airport Code was originally SPK, but that code was later adopted as a city code to refer to both Chitose and the smaller Okadama Airport in central Sapporo. New Chitose became Japan's first 24-hour airport in 1994. During the 1990's, it was touted as an international gateway and had regular flights to Europe and Oceania . Today, its services to Europe have ceased, while its international services are mainly transporting tourists from East Asia and Australia for Sightseeing and Skiing . On July 24 , 1999 , All Nippon Airways Flight 61 , which was flying from Tokyo International Airport to Chitose, was hijacked shortly after takeoff. The hijacker killed the pilot before he was subdued. The Boeing 747 landed safely. AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS
The Chitose-Tokyo route is the world's busiest air route, handling over 40 round-trip widebody flights a day. It is about 90 minutes by air from Chitose to Tokyo. GROUND TRANSPORTATION Rail New Chitose Airport Station is located on a spur off the JR Chitose Line . Rapid service trains operate to and from Sapporo Station , taking about half an hour and costing about ¥1,000. Bus
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