Hyakuri Airfield
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| Hyakuri Airfield (Hyakuri Air Base) 百里飛行場 Hyakuri Hikōjō |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: RJAH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | JASDF | ||
| Location | Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 105 ft / 32 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 03/21 | 2,701 | 8,860 | Concrete |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Hyakuri Airfield (百里飛行場 Hyakuri Hikōjō?) or Hyakuri Air Base is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force air base in the city of Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 2007, construction of facilities for joint use for civil aviation is in progress. Upon completion it will be known as Ibaraki Airport, with service to the cities of Naha, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sapporo with its opening in 2009. This will slightly help relieve Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) from overload, as it is closer (and potentially cheaper) than Narita and Fukushima Airport for approximately two million people who will be able to bypass Tokyo air traffic.
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[edit] Data
- Elevation: 105 ft (32 m)
- Coordinates: 36°10’52”N; 140°24’56”E
- Runway orientation: 03/21
- Runway measurements: 2701 m × 46 m
- Improvements: ILS, paved runway
- IATA：N/A
- (ICAO: RJAH)
[edit] History
The Imperial Japanese Navy developed this airfield in 1937. Planning for the Air Self-Defense Force base began in 1956, and the base was established in 1966. In 2000, an organization was established for joint civilian use, and construction of a passenger terminal started in 2005.
In addition, this airport facility is ready to support Low-cost carriers. The airport has a departure lobby and an arrival lobby on the same floor, and the boarding bridge does not set it up and will board it with the gangway. The airport has a structure that allows a plane to make a U-turn. Airlines can hold down airport use charges by using this structure.[3]
Malaysian Air Asia X has already examined the service from Kuala Lumpur in earnest.[4][5]
Civilian air operations are projected to begin in March, 2010.
[edit] Aircraft (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)
- F-15 Eagle: The 7th Air Wing (it is the only F-15 base in the Greater Tokyo Area.)
- F-4EJ Phantom II: The 7th Air Wing (Schedule in 2008)
- RF-4EJ Phantom II: Japan Air Defense Command
- RF-4EJ Kai Phantom II: Japan Air Defense Command
- Kawasaki T-4: Japan Air Defense Command
- UH-60 Black Hawk: Japan Air Support Command
- U-125A: Japan Air Support Command
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for RJAH at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for RJAH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ (Japanese)’０８くらしと県予算＜６＞ 茨城空港整備
- ^ (Japanese)茨城空港：エア・アジアＸ、就航に意欲 県と自民県連幹部、マレーシア訪問 ／茨城 - 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)
- ^ (Japanese)マレーシア格安航空のエア・アジアＸが日本就航 (日本経済新聞 2008年5月20日)
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) 百里飛行場民間共用化 (Omitama City)
- (Japanese) いばらきの空港・百里飛行場／茨城県企画部空港対策室 (Ibaraki Prefecture)
- (Japanese) 関東地方整備局予算の概要 (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
- (Japanese) 国土交通省関東地方整備局港湾空港部 (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
- Current weather for RJAH at NOAA/NWS
