In order to meet the increasing demand for air travel, construction of New Chitose Airport began in 1975 as a new civilian airport next to Chitose Airfield, which is currently managed by the Ministry of Defense, and it was opened to the public on July 20, 1988. The construction of the new airport was carried out by first constructing a 3,000-meter runway, then constructing a terminal area with a semicircular apron, and then constructing a second 3,000-meter runway. The video, which begins with the groundbreaking ceremony on November 10, 1975, mainly shows the large-scale airport construction work using large machinery, and summarizes the situation in which the wilderness was transformed into an airport. The video also includes footage of the effective use of volcanic ash to replace the soil, the construction of a runway with an asphalt surface about 34 centimeters thick and an apron (parking area) with a concrete surface about 38 centimeters thick, the Misawa River and drainage facilities buried under the airport facilities, and the construction of the JR tunnel and New Chitose Airport Station at the time of their construction. The video also introduces the archaeological survey carried out prior to construction, in which important cultural properties of the country were excavated. It also includes footage of the opening ceremony on July 20, 1988, the opening of the new terminal area on July 1, 1992, and the opening ceremony for Runway B on April 26, 1996. There is also a wealth of footage of aircraft taking off and landing at the time of construction, as well as valuable footage of the airport being shared with the Air Self-Defense Force before the new airport was opened. [Produced in 1997]