artificial island of Kansai International Airport
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The artificial island of Kansai International Airport is a large man-made offshore platform in Osaka Bay that was constructed to host the airport’s runways and facilities while minimizing noise and land-use impacts on the mainland.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artificial island
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man-made offshore platform ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Kansai International Airport Access Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mainland of Honshu ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Kansai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
rock embankments
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sand fill ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | land reclamation ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designedBy | Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo |
withstand earthquakes
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withstand typhoons ⓘ |
| engineeredBy | Arup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConsideration |
noise reduction for surrounding urban areas
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reduced need for mainland land reclamation ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Kansai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevated terminal structures
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reclaimed land foundation ⓘ seawall ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo transport hub
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international air transport hub ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airport terminal complex
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cargo facilities ⓘ fuel storage facilities ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ |
| hasIssue | ongoing ground subsidence ⓘ |
| hasMitigation | adjustable terminal support columns ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 1 of Kansai International Airport
NERFINISHED
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Runway 2 of Kansai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Osaka Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
city of Izumisano
NERFINISHED
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city of Osaka ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale land reclamation
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offshore airport construction ⓘ settlement and subsidence issues ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| operator | Kansai Airports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kansai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
host airport runways
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host airport terminal facilities ⓘ minimize land-use impact on mainland ⓘ reduce aircraft noise impact on mainland ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
railway connection via Sky Gate Bridge R
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road connection via expressway ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Runway A of Kansai International Airport
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artificial island of Kansai International Airport
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