Very small (but neat) airport which is served by only 2 cities in Kyushu: Fukuoka and Nagasaki. Planes flying there are all De Havilland Canada propeller machines. There is one souvenir shop inside the airport with a very small cafe corner adjacent to it. The name in Japanese has the Tsushima Leopard Cat included which is indigenous to the island and the airport is full of cat mascots.
Haneda is THE best airport that I know. Super efficient airport, and reasonably short ways for both domestic and international terminals. Haneda is situated in Tokyoโs Ota district, which is in South Tokyo (between Tokyo and Yokohama) and is therefore much closer to Tokyo than Narita, which is technically not even in Tokyo, but the neighboring prefecture of Chiba. If you are lucky and both wind and weather conditions align, you can get some really nice views of the city from above during ascend/descent with Fuji-san kn the background.
Iwo Jima originates from an English language misreading of the Japanese ็กซ้ปๅณถ Iลtล ("Sulfur Island") as "iwo shima" prior to World War II. This name has been immortalized in name of the battle fought here in 1945, but the proper and official name of the island is indeed Iลtล (or in older transliterations "Iwo To" or "Iwautau") with "Iojima" being a persistent but incorrect reading that is protested by the descendants of the people who lived here before evacuation during the war (and the subsequent and continuing use of the island as an air base).
Moriya (Ultralight) Airstrip was evidently founded in 1985 on the floodplain of the Tone River, on land leased from private owners. Primary users were the Moriya Flying Users Club (about 40 general aviation enthusiasts), as well as helicopter operators Asahi Koyo and Japan Flight Safety for training purposes. However, the land was purchased from the previous owners by the Tone River Office (Kuki, Saitama) for use as a flood easement - Inatoi Reservoir (which is now visible adjacent to the remaining N-S runway).
The actual name of this facility transliterates directly from katakana as "Onomichi Floating Port", but this is a "Japanese English" turn of phrase that does not work well for native English speakers (since "port" by itself is used for nautical and not aeronautical purposes), so I've taken the liberty of translating this to Onomichi Seaplane Base per our usual listing convention elsewhere. The literal transliteration is included in keywords.
Per this exceptional decade-long blog featuring WW2 Japanese installations (the link for this particular location is here https://airport1111.blog.ss-blog.jp/matsunami-airstrip but is in Japanese), this was the staging area for the use of Kayaba Ka-1 (reverse-engineered Kellett KD-1) observation autogyros which were used here primarily for submarine spotting.
This is labeled as "Ogyokaidozoino Helipad" in Google Maps. This is extremely incorrect.
The adjacent road is actually "Osakana-kaido", NOT "Ogyo-kaido" (literally "fish road"), and the "zoino" is a misreading of "zoi no" meaning "along", and not part of the helipad's name. Basically, the Japanese is transliterated as "o-sakana-kaido zoi no heliport", or translated as "the heliport along Fish Road". Without the actual name, I'm using the name of the adjacent road (Osakana-kaido) which shouldn't be translated literally in this case.
Now that Hiroshima-Nishi is closed to all but limited helicopter traffic, this is the closest airport to Hiroshima. Pretty nice back in 2005 last time I was here (on my 2017 and 2019 visits we took the Shinkansen instead).
It's in the mountains so you definitely don't want to overrun ...
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Firstly I use this program,it is well thought out and extremely accurate, thank you to ourairports!
I use X-10, this morning flying a supberb Aircraft, A321 Neo Airbus from RJCW to RJSA, I use Skyvector for planning,and map all flights and navaids onto Googlearth.Using two computers, 4 HD monitors, it's been my hobby for 15 years, I am British and live in the Province near Cebu, Philippines, if the net is good I use real weather and live ATC, 15 years of flying, thank you for this marvelous hobby, Martin.
I adore the airport, very clean, organize and quick service, everyone knows what they are doing, I am assisted politely and nicely by the immigration officer at the airport when I forgot to get re-entry visa because of busy schedule at work. I miss Japan, I love everything about Japan.
Reply to @Hayato: Somebody should create the new airport here. I don't have pilot information, but I do have the new name is "New Ishigaki Airport" and the location is 24.396389, 124.245. Elevation is 93ft. Same ICAO id as the old one.
I like watching naha airport webcam, but most of the time the cam is on the city which is boring and one cannot see anything except traffic. the aiport webcam is only for an hour or two which is very inconvenient for me, i like to see planes land and take off. Do you have intention of putting webcams at the aiport only covering both terminals.
Thank you
George
I used to fly Coast Guard resupply flights into this island
Iwakuni Airport was reopened in Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station and the same place on December 13, 2012, and the airline of 4 coming and going a day was established between Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) by All Nippon Airways.
It in this way becomes the airport of the soldier common use.
In addition, the nickname of the airport is "Iwakuni Kintai-kyo Airport".
According to the Japanese-language Wikipedia article, this base was opened in 1942 for the Empire of Japan's Naval Air Corps, seized by US forces in 1945, and handed back over to the Japanese military in 1954 (where it later became the home of the JADF's "Blue Impulse" aerobatic team). There is no mention of what name the US might have used for the base during the occupation.
What was the name of this airport during ww@? I spent time ehere with the 11th Airborne, It would be intresting to see it now and talk about it, cfowler26@kc.rr.com
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Tsushima Yamaneko Airport ๅฏพ้ฆฌใใพใญใ็ฉบๆธฏ
๐ Sat, 16 Mar 2024
โ @kyotoben at Tsushima Airport, Japan
Very small (but neat) airport which is served by only 2 cities in Kyushu: Fukuoka and Nagasaki. Planes flying there are all De Havilland Canada propeller machines. There is one souvenir shop inside the airport with a very small cafe corner adjacent to it. The name in Japanese has the Tsushima Leopard Cat included which is indigenous to the island and the airport is full of cat mascots.
ambers
๐ Sat, 04 Nov 2023
โ @ambersss at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan
I like this airport for.
THE best airport!
๐ Tue, 15 Aug 2023
โ @kyotoben at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan
Haneda is THE best airport that I know. Super efficient airport, and reasonably short ways for both domestic and international terminals. Haneda is situated in Tokyoโs Ota district, which is in South Tokyo (between Tokyo and Yokohama) and is therefore much closer to Tokyo than Narita, which is technically not even in Tokyo, but the neighboring prefecture of Chiba. If you are lucky and both wind and weather conditions align, you can get some really nice views of the city from above during ascend/descent with Fuji-san kn the background.
re: Name of the airport.
๐ Thu, 03 Aug 2023
โ @animebirder at Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase, Japan
Iwo Jima originates from an English language misreading of the Japanese ็กซ้ปๅณถ Iลtล ("Sulfur Island") as "iwo shima" prior to World War II. This name has been immortalized in name of the battle fought here in 1945, but the proper and official name of the island is indeed Iลtล (or in older transliterations "Iwo To" or "Iwautau") with "Iojima" being a persistent but incorrect reading that is protested by the descendants of the people who lived here before evacuation during the war (and the subsequent and continuing use of the island as an air base).
Hey
๐ Fri, 21 Apr 2023
โ @michellebower at Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology Arakawa Campus Helipad, Japan
wow
Name of the airport.
๐ Sun, 26 Feb 2023
โ @mikeiaka at Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase, Japan
Wasenโt the name supposed to be Iwo Jima Airbase or somthin? idk.
(no subject)
๐ Sat, 25 Feb 2023
โ @mikeiaka at Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase, Japan
The name itself is pretty weird, Idk why.
Confirmed closed 2000
๐ Tue, 14 Feb 2023
โ @animebirder at MFOC Moriya Airfield, Japan
https://airport1111.blog.ss-blog.jp/moriyaeast-airfield
Per this excellent Japanese airfield blog, Moriya (MFOC) Airfield was closed in 2020 due to damage from the previous year's Typhoon No 19.
Article from Asahi (2019)
๐ Mon, 13 Feb 2023
โ @animebirder at MFOC Moriya Airfield, Japan
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM5Q6QSMM5QUJHB00W.html
to paraphrase:
Moriya (Ultralight) Airstrip was evidently founded in 1985 on the floodplain of the Tone River, on land leased from private owners. Primary users were the Moriya Flying Users Club (about 40 general aviation enthusiasts), as well as helicopter operators Asahi Koyo and Japan Flight Safety for training purposes. However, the land was purchased from the previous owners by the Tone River Office (Kuki, Saitama) for use as a flood easement - Inatoi Reservoir (which is now visible adjacent to the remaining N-S runway).
Onomichi Floating Port vs Onomichi Seaplane Base
๐ Thu, 03 Nov 2022
โ @animebirder at Onomichi Seaplane Base, Japan
The actual name of this facility transliterates directly from katakana as "Onomichi Floating Port", but this is a "Japanese English" turn of phrase that does not work well for native English speakers (since "port" by itself is used for nautical and not aeronautical purposes), so I've taken the liberty of translating this to Onomichi Seaplane Base per our usual listing convention elsewhere. The literal transliteration is included in keywords.
2022 Update
๐ Wed, 19 Oct 2022
โ @animebirder at Tokyo Flight Park Moriya Airstrip, Japan
Unlike its twin to the east-southeast, this ultralight airport continues to thrive for now.
Update 2022
๐ Wed, 19 Oct 2022
โ @animebirder at MFOC Moriya Airfield, Japan
N/S runway still appears intact, but hangar structures appear to have been demolished.
Dual-use facility
๐ Mon, 26 Sep 2022
โ @animebirder at JMSDF Chichijima Airfield, Japan
JMSDF Chichijima Airfield has both a seaplane ramp (ShinMaywa US-2 patrol flying boats) and a heliport.
Closed
๐ Tue, 05 Jul 2022
โ @animebirder at MFOC Moriya Airfield, Japan
Area being redeveloped. E-W runway already mostly destroyed in recent sat maps, N-S runway remains.
Gyrofield, you say?
๐ Fri, 14 May 2021
โ @animebirder at Matsunami Gyrofield, Japan
Per this exceptional decade-long blog featuring WW2 Japanese installations (the link for this particular location is here https://airport1111.blog.ss-blog.jp/matsunami-airstrip but is in Japanese), this was the staging area for the use of Kayaba Ka-1 (reverse-engineered Kellett KD-1) observation autogyros which were used here primarily for submarine spotting.
Nice place
๐ Sun, 21 Feb 2021
โ @Boss at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan
Spent longer than planned here while waiting for the typhoon to pass. Everthing I need was there.
Crisis averted!
๐ Sat, 02 Jan 2021
โ @animebirder at Hokkaido University Yubari River Gliderport, Japan
I've repurposed this duplicate to cover a different airfield.
Transliteration notes
๐ Thu, 31 Dec 2020
โ @animebirder at Osakana-kaido Helipad, Japan
This is labeled as "Ogyokaidozoino Helipad" in Google Maps. This is extremely incorrect.
The adjacent road is actually "Osakana-kaido", NOT "Ogyo-kaido" (literally "fish road"), and the "zoino" is a misreading of "zoi no" meaning "along", and not part of the helipad's name. Basically, the Japanese is transliterated as "o-sakana-kaido zoi no heliport", or translated as "the heliport along Fish Road". Without the actual name, I'm using the name of the adjacent road (Osakana-kaido) which shouldn't be translated literally in this case.
re: Kochi Airport (้ซ็ฅ็ฉบๆธฏ)
๐ Fri, 23 Oct 2020
โ @david at Kochi Ryoma Airport, Japan
Reply to @TIBC1: Thank you for the comment. I have merged the two airports, so this is now the correct entry.
Mixed R/C - glider airport
๐ Tue, 13 Oct 2020
โ @animebirder at Ojima R/C Skyport, Japan
Primarily an R/C airport but listed due to powered glider activity.
Idea
๐ Mon, 17 Aug 2020
โ @Sunday1 at Ishigaki Airport, Japan
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Miho Airfield
๐ Wed, 17 Jun 2020
โ @animebirder at Miho Airfield, Japan
Set aside for emergency use by the Japanese government; no GA or commercial flights allowed.
RJBH now helicopter only.
๐ Wed, 17 Jun 2020
โ @animebirder at Hiroshima Heliport, Japan
All fixed-wing operations ceased here in 2013. Helicopters only since 2014. Now has alternate name of Hiroshima Heliport.
First to comment on RJOA!
๐ Wed, 17 Jun 2020
โ @animebirder at Hiroshima Airport, Japan
Now that Hiroshima-Nishi is closed to all but limited helicopter traffic, this is the closest airport to Hiroshima. Pretty nice back in 2005 last time I was here (on my 2017 and 2019 visits we took the Shinkansen instead).
It's in the mountains so you definitely don't want to overrun ...
(no subject)
๐ Wed, 29 Nov 2017
โ Anonymous Flyer at Narita International Airport, Japan
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๐ Mon, 31 Jul 2017
โ Anonymous Flyer at Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport, Japan
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๐ Wed, 05 Jul 2017
โ Anonymous Flyer at Narita International Airport, Japan
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Kochi Airport (้ซ็ฅ็ฉบๆธฏ)
๐ Sat, 24 Jun 2017
โ @TIBC1 at Kochi Ryoma Airport, Japan
Delete. Duplicate entry. Did show up in search box or map until I added this duplicate.
JP-0071
๐ Wed, 21 Jun 2017
โ @TIBC1 at Hokkaido University Yubari River Gliderport, Japan
Delete duplicate.
Camp Shimamatsu JGSDF Heliport
๐ Sun, 18 Jun 2017
โ @TIBC1 at JGSDF Camp Shimamatsu Heliport, Japan
It would appear that the "H" marker has been moved or obliterated.
Toubetsu Sub Base Delete - duplicate entry
๐ Sat, 17 Jun 2017
โ @TIBC1 at JASDF Tobetsu Sub-Base Heliport, Japan
This is not an airport. It is a heliport.
(no subject)
๐ Fri, 31 Mar 2017
โ Anonymous Flyer at Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport, Japan
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Hello friends,Pilots,and Simmers!
๐ Mon, 13 Feb 2017
โ @greenrabbit at Aomori Airport, Japan
Firstly I use this program,it is well thought out and extremely accurate, thank you to ourairports!
I use X-10, this morning flying a supberb Aircraft, A321 Neo Airbus from RJCW to RJSA, I use Skyvector for planning,and map all flights and navaids onto Googlearth.Using two computers, 4 HD monitors, it's been my hobby for 15 years, I am British and live in the Province near Cebu, Philippines, if the net is good I use real weather and live ATC, 15 years of flying, thank you for this marvelous hobby, Martin.
GREAT AIRPORT
๐ Wed, 22 Apr 2015
โ @ging at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan
I adore the airport, very clean, organize and quick service, everyone knows what they are doing, I am assisted politely and nicely by the immigration officer at the airport when I forgot to get re-entry visa because of busy schedule at work. I miss Japan, I love everything about Japan.
re: Ishigaki Airport was moved.
๐ Fri, 13 Mar 2015
โ @ptomblin at Ishigaki Airport, Japan
Reply to @Hayato: Somebody should create the new airport here. I don't have pilot information, but I do have the new name is "New Ishigaki Airport" and the location is 24.396389, 124.245. Elevation is 93ft. Same ICAO id as the old one.
Ishigaki Airport was moved.
๐ Fri, 13 Mar 2015
โ @Hayato at Ishigaki Airport, Japan
On March 7, 2013, Ishigaki airport, transfer, and became a New Ishigaki Airport.
Along with this, the old Ishigaki Airport has been closed.
For more information, see the following link.
Airport homepage:http://www.ishigaki-airport.co.jp/en/index.html
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Ishigaki_Airport
Closed
๐ Fri, 23 Jan 2015
โ @emm232 at Kokura Airport, Japan
This location is no longer an airport and is being redeveloped
RunWay
๐ Tue, 13 Jan 2015
โ @batake at Satsuma Iลjima Airport, Japan
R/W 18/36
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๐ Wed, 27 Aug 2014
โ @charge5 at Gifu Airport, Japan
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airport webcAM
๐ Sat, 07 Jun 2014
โ Anonymous Flyer at Naha Airport / JASDF Naha Air Base, Japan
Hi
I like watching naha airport webcam, but most of the time the cam is on the city which is boring and one cannot see anything except traffic. the aiport webcam is only for an hour or two which is very inconvenient for me, i like to see planes land and take off. Do you have intention of putting webcams at the aiport only covering both terminals.
Thank you
George
I used to fly Coast Guard resupply flights into this island
๐ Thu, 02 May 2013
โ Anonymous Flyer at JMSDF Minami Torishima Air Base, Japan
It is a really pretty island with super clear blue water.
Iwakuni Airport reopening
๐ Thu, 20 Dec 2012
โ @Hayato at Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Iwakuni Airport was reopened in Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station and the same place on December 13, 2012, and the airline of 4 coming and going a day was established between Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) by All Nippon Airways.
It in this way becomes the airport of the soldier common use.
In addition, the nickname of the airport is "Iwakuni Kintai-kyo Airport".
Website of the airportใ๏ผJapanese only) โhttp://iwakuni-airport.jp/index.php
Wikipedia's home page โhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
PS:Dear administrator of our airport
Iwakuni is YamaguchiใPrefecture not HiroshimaใPrefecture. Please revise it.
re: Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport is open.
๐ Wed, 24 Aug 2011
โ @prattsoplenty at JASDF Shizuhama Air Base, Japan
Added. http://www.ourairports.com/airports/rjns/
re: Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport is open.
๐ Wed, 24 Aug 2011
โ @Hayato at JASDF Shizuhama Air Base, Japan
Reply to @Hayato: Additional information: Airport information by Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuoka_Airport
re: Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport is open.
๐ Wed, 24 Aug 2011
โ @Hayato at JASDF Shizuhama Air Base, Japan
Reply to @Hayato: IATA code ๏ผ FSZ ICAO code ๏ผ RJNS
Mt.Fuji Shizuoka Airport is open.
๐ Wed, 24 Aug 2011
โ @Hayato at JASDF Shizuhama Air Base, Japan
The Mt. Fuji Shizuoka airport opened to Makinohara city Shizuoka Prefecture near the Shizuhama airport.
The establishment day is June 4, 2009.
Please refer to the website in the airport for details.
http://www.mtfuji-shizuokaairport.jp/english/index.html
OK
๐ Fri, 18 Mar 2011
โ Anonymous Flyer at Sendai Airport, Japan
OK
re: Name During WW2?
๐ Sun, 14 Feb 2010
โ @david at JASDF Matsushima Air Base, Japan
According to the Japanese-language Wikipedia article, this base was opened in 1942 for the Empire of Japan's Naval Air Corps, seized by US forces in 1945, and handed back over to the Japanese military in 1954 (where it later became the home of the JADF's "Blue Impulse" aerobatic team). There is no mention of what name the US might have used for the base during the occupation.
Name During WW2?
๐ Sun, 14 Feb 2010
โ Anonymous Flyer at JASDF Matsushima Air Base, Japan
What was the name of this airport during ww@? I spent time ehere with the 11th Airborne, It would be intresting to see it now and talk about it, cfowler26@kc.rr.com
RJBB
๐ Tue, 18 Aug 2009
โ @jmblanco430 at Kansai International Airport, Japan
RUNWAY 24---110.70---238ยบ
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