The Most Dangerous (And Expensive) Airports Ever Built

24. Kansai International Airport – Japan

Year of construction: 1991
Risk factors: It’s built on an artificial island

The Kansai Airport in Japan is built on an artificial island. The island was carefully designed to withstand earthquakes. It is considered one of the most significant civil engineering feats of the millennium. The airport survived the terrible 1995 earthquake in Japan, and it was left pretty much intact.

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However, because it is built on an island, the airport is exposed to the elements of nature. In 2018, it was affected by a typhoon that destroyed the bridge connecting the artificial island with the land. This left many terrified passengers trapped at the airport.