But how much of a zillion decibels could they possibly attenuate? And what about all the kerosene fumes all day and night? The mind boggles. I think I can see sound barriers between the properties and the main runways too. Zoomed in, we can see that there are some private land plots with what look to be farms thereupon within the territory of the airport! And the lanes the planes use for taxiing from runway to apron and back appear to encircle said farms! Apparently the owners refused to sell their land to the airport construction authority, but the airport needed building, so they simply built it around them. They must have cleared plenty of buildings for its construction. How did they manage to squeeze it into such a densely populated area?! See how it really is literally squeezed into a densely built-up area, which clearly came long before the airport was built (in 1978). We bank to the right – and there in the distance is Narita Airport from where we’d just taken. First up – the Japanese strong work-ethic and preciseness were in full view as far as the eye could see. Right from the get-go after take-off the views out the window were fantastic. At least, that’s how things played out recently when flying on the flight from Tokyo to Singapore.
Thoughts? What thoughts?! And then the hands reach for the camera almost automatically, and it’s “here we go again!”.
Then, something aerial-awesome comes into view. There you are, ensconced, with plenty of thoughts whirling around in your head, but your brain doesn’t pay any attention to them – it just keeps looking out the window.
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