| Kanoya Air Field 鹿屋飛行場 Kanoya Hikōjō | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: RJFY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | ||
| Location | Kanoya, Japan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 214 ft / 65 m | ||
| Coordinates | 31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°ECoordinates: 31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E | ||
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| 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] | |||
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 Kanoya in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with ILS.
On April 6, 2016 a U-125 aircraft operated by the Flight Check Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed near the base, with all six crew members being killed. It had been checking the base's air navigation aid system.[2][3][4][5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AIS Japan Archived 2016-05-17 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ↑ ASDF jet disappears from radar over southwestern Japan April 6, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
- ↑ Yoshida, Reiji Bodies of four ASDF jet crewmen found; search for remaining two, wreckage ongoing April 7, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
- ↑ Bodies of last two ASDF airmen recovered from cliff in Kagoshima April 8, 2016 Japan Times Retrieved January 22, 2017
- ↑ ASN Accident Report Raytheon U-125 (Hawker 800) 49-3043 Kanoya Air Base Aviation Safety Network Retrieved January 23, 2017
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