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Terminal under construction (1954)

Main lobby for international flights at the time of opening (1955)

Panoramic view of Haneda Airport Terminal at the time of opening (1955)

Main terminal building (1963)

International Arrival Terminal (1970)

Temporary International Passenger Terminal

New Runway B completed and service opened (March 2000)

Inauguration ceremony for Haneda International Charter flights commenced with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan (H13.2)

Haneda Airport achieves 60 million domestic flight passengers a year (December 2002)

Haneda / Gimpo (Seoul) charter flight service launch ceremony held with Nobuteru Ishihara, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in attendance (November 2003)

Terminal 2 opened (December 2004)

Current Terminal 1

P4 full-scale multistory parking (August 2010)

Terminal 2 Main Building South Expansion (October 2010)

New International Passenger Terminal opened (October 2010)

Terminal 1 departure area and rooftop area renovated (November 2011)

Terminal 2 South Pier expanded with three new spots (April 2013)

Construction work done on International Passenger Terminal 2 (2017-2020)

1950s-1960s

1950s-1960s
May 1955	Haneda Airport terminal opens and begins operation
August 1962	Maiden flight of domestically produced aircraft YS-11
July 1963	Of areas in main building of Haneda Airport under construction for expansion and renovation, international flight area commenced service
April 1964	Liberalization of overseas travel for Japanese citizens
August 1964	Metropolitan Expressway Route 1 (Haneda Line) opened
September 1964	Haneda Airport Domestic Arrivals Terminal service opened
September 1964	Tokyo Monorail between Hamamatsucho and Haneda Airport opens
October 1964	Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) starts running
October 1964	Tokyo Olympic Games held
February 1969	Maiden flight of jumbo passenger aircraft B-747
March 1969	Maiden flight of supersonic passenger aircraft Concorde
July 1969	Apollo 11 successfully makes humankind's first moon landing

1970s-1980s

1950s-1960s
March 1970	Japan World Exposition held in Osaka
June 1970	Haneda Airport New International Arrival Terminal opened
May 1972	Reversion of Okinawa administration
September 1972	Normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and China
May 1978	Narita International Airport opened
May 1978	Haneda Airport international airlines (excluding China Airlines) moved to Narita
July 1978	Haneda Airport construction work for diversion of domestic flights completed
April 1988	Redevelopment of Haneda Airport Terminal completed
July 1988	Haneda Airport New Runway A begins operation

1990s-2000s

1990s-2000s
December 1992	Narita International Airport Terminal 2 opened
September 1993	Haneda Airport Passenger Terminal 1 opened
September 1994	Kansai International Airport opened
January 1996	Number of passengers using Haneda Airport Passenger Terminal 1 reaches 100 million
March 1997	Haneda Airport New Runway C begins operation
October 1997	Haneda Airport boarding station opened
March 1998	Haneda Airport Temporary International Passenger Terminal opened
November 1998	Keikyu Airport Line is extended to start directly inside Terminal 1
December 1998	Haneda Airport achieves 50 million domestic flight passengers a year
March 2000	Haneda Airport New Runway B begins operation
February 2001	Haneda Airport international passenger charter flights commenced
September 2001	Simultaneous terrorist attacks occur in the United States
April 2002	Regular service of Haneda Airport international flights ended with China Airlines and Eva Airways moving to Narita
April 2002	Free shuttle bus service opened between Haneda Airport Temporary International Passenger Terminal and Terminal 1
May 2002	Haneda Airport Temporary International Passenger Terminal expansion and renovation work completed
May 2002	Jointly organized soccer World Cup held in Japan and Korea
December 2002	Haneda Airport achieves 60 million domestic flight passengers a year
August 2003	Airport concierge deployed
September 2003	10th anniversary year of opening of Haneda Airport Terminal 1
November 2003	International passenger charter flights between Haneda and Seoul (Gimpo) commenced
December 2004	Haneda Airport Terminal 2 opened
December 2004	Haneda Airport Terminal 1 renovation work begins
February 2005	Chubu Centrair International Airport opened
May 2005	50th anniversary year of opening of Haneda Airport Terminal
July 2005	Simultaneous terrorist attacks occur in London
June 2006	Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation established as a special purpose company for maintenance and operation of Tokyo International Airport International Terminal Building, etc.
December 2006	Annual number of Korean tourists visiting Japan reaches 2 million
February 2007	Haneda Airport Terminal 2 South Pier opened
September 2007	International passenger charter flights between Haneda Airport and Shanghai (Hongqiao) commenced
December 2007	P4 simple multistory parking opened
April 2008	International passenger charter flight service between Haneda Airport and Hong Kong commenced
July 2008	New international passenger terminal expansion and renovation work commenced
December 2008	Work begins on Haneda Airport Terminal 2 main building south expansion
March 2009	Construction work begins on P4 full-scale multistory parking
October 2009	International passenger charter flights between Haneda Airport and Beijing commenced

2010s and beyond

2010s and beyond
August 2010	P4 full-scale multistory parking opened
August 2010	New International Passenger Terminal completed
August 2010	Completion of Haneda Airport Terminal 2 main building south expansion
October 2010	Haneda Airport Terminal 2 main building south expansion part begins operation
October 2010	New International Passenger Terminal opened
November 2011	Renovation of Haneda Airport Terminal 1 departure area and rooftop area
April 2013	Terminal 2 South Pier expanded with three new spots
2017-2020	Construction work done on Haneda Airport International Passenger Terminal 2 (expansion, renovation of existing facilities, etc.)

Haneda Airport was returned to Japan from the United States in 1952, in turn being re-established as Japan's gateway to the skies, but due to the impoverished state of public finances in the postwar period, only expenses for paving the taxiway and apron were included in the national budget.

Under such circumstances, the government decided (based on a cabinet meeting understanding) to build a terminal with private capital, and in 1953 Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. was established through the cooperation of major Japanese businesses, leading to the opening of the terminal in May 1955.