海かい上じょう空くう港こう

noun

offshore airport; airport built on the sea

Refers to an airport constructed on reclaimed land or an artificial island in the sea. The English gloss 'seadrome' is rare and technical; 'offshore airport' is more common.

• 関かん西さい国こく際さい空くう港こうは日本にほん初はつの本ほん格かく的てきな海かい上じょう空くう港こうです。

  Kansai International Airport is Japan's first full-scale offshore airport.