THE world’s most unique airport sits on a bizarre $20billion rectangle in the middle of the ocean and gets pelted by typhoons.
Kansai International Airport is located three miles offshore making it an easy target for the elements.
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Despite its questionable set up – being the worlds first airport built on water- Kansai still manages to attract an average of 20million jet setters per year.
And, in 2019, the number rose to a whopping 32million making it Japan’s third busiest airport.
It also boasts a 4,000 metre runway – nearly double the normal length.
From the outside the building not only stands out for obvious reasons, but it also has a unique shape and was designed by the same person as The Shard.
The roof deliberately resembles a glider wing and slopes down symmetrically on both sides.
The airport opened in 1994 and was constructed in atop an artificial Island – only connected to the mainland by a thin bridge.
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