Kanoya Air Field

Kanoya Air Field (鹿屋飛行場, Kanoya Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJFY) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base (鹿屋航空基地, Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi). It is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest[1] of the city of Kanoya in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with ILS.

Kanoya Air Field

鹿屋飛行場

Kanoya Hikōjō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
LocationKanoya, Japan
Elevation AMSL214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E
Map
RJFY is located in Japan
RJFY
RJFY
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08R/26L 2,250 7,382 Concrete
08L/26R 1,200 3,937 Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

On April 6, 2016 a U-125 airplane operated by the Flight Check Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed near the base, and all six crew members were killed. It had been checking the base's air navigation aid system.[2][3][4][5]

After some years of discussion[6] it was announced in July 2018 that the base would be used by the US military. United States Marine Corps KC-130 aerial tankers will use the base.[7]

The Kanoya Air Base Museum is located at the base.

References
  1. AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
  2. ASDF jet disappears from radar over southwestern Japan April 6, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
  3. Yoshida, Reiji Bodies of four ASDF jet crewmen found; search for remaining two, wreckage ongoing April 7, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
  4. Bodies of last two ASDF airmen recovered from cliff in Kagoshima April 8, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
  5. ASN Accident Report Raytheon U-125 (Hawker 800) 49-3043 Kanoya Air Base Aviation Safety Network Retrieved January 23, 2017
  6. "U.S. KC-130 relocation mulled". Japan Times. March 3, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. 日米合同委員会合意事案概要 (PDF) (in Japanese). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.



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