A man-made island, 4 km long and 2.5 km wide, was proposed.
Construction started in 1987.
A sea wall was erected made of rock and 48,000 concrete blocks.
Three mountains were excavated for 21,000,000 cubic meter of landfill.
A three kilometer bridge connects the island to the mainland.
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The total cost of Kansai Airport is estimated to be $20 billion.
This includes land reclamation, two runways, terminal and facilities.
Despite the early misfortunes, the Kansai International Airport is a great engineering achievement.
Satellite photo of Kansai Airport.
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Aircraft in front of the terminal building.
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4th floor ticketing hall, illustrating the terminal’s airfoil roof.
