Tokyo International Airport
This item appears on page 67 of the June 2010 issue.
Tokyo International Airport, also known as Haneda Airport and located 30 minutes from central Tokyo by car or train, is opening some of its gates for international flights to/from the US starting in October 2010. (Narita International Airport is about an 80-minute drive from Tokyo.)
The airport will offer eight flights to and from the US per day. Carriers have yet to be announced, but five major US airlines have applied for slots.