International Airport Review
01 May 2026
Facing rising capacity and staffing challenges, Narita International Airport is turning to data‑sharing, automation and locally produced sustainable aviation fuel to rethink how it will operate over the coming decades.
As global aviation rebounds and long-term demand continues to rise, Narita Airport is confronting a challenge familiar to many major hubs: how to grow capacity without simply adding more people, more complexity or more carbon. Speaking to International Airport Review Editor Holly Miles, Shinichiro Motomiya, Executive Officer for the Planning Department at Narita Airport Corporation outlined a strategy rooted in data-first decision making, targeted automation and sustainability treated as core infrastructure, rather than a side project...
