{"id":158353,"date":"2023-11-24T17:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158353&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:07:48","slug":"kitakyushu-airport-runway-extension-to-commence-on-december-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-airport-runway-extension-to-commence-on-december-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Airport Runway Extension to Commence on December 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Construction to extend Kitakyushu Airport&#8217;s runway from 2500 meters to 3000 meters begins on December 2. This extension, costing approximately 13 billion yen, is in response to requests from Kitakyushu City and Fukuoka Prefecture, ensuring safe operation of large cargo planes. Initial construction will focus on the 500-meter extension at the runway&#8217;s southern end. The extended runway is expected to be operational by August 31,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2027<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enhancing the airport&#8217;s capabilities for long-haul operations of large cargo planes. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.qsr.mlit.go.jp\/press\/press_files\/R5d\/20231121.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MLIT<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20231122\/5010022537.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-runway_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Airport Runway Extension to Commence on December 2 \" width=\"1400\" height=\"790\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-runway_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-runway_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-runway_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-airport-runway_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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This extension, costing approximately 13 billion yen, is in response to requests from Kitakyushu City and Fukuoka Prefecture&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158368,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158353","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}