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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni information


Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
岩国飛行場
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan
A US Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules of VMGR-152 taxies to the runway at MCAS Iwakuni in 2014.
MCAS Iwakuni is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
MCAS Iwakuni
MCAS Iwakuni
Location in Japan
MCAS Iwakuni is located in Japan
MCAS Iwakuni
MCAS Iwakuni
MCAS Iwakuni (Japan)
Coordinates34°08′42″N 132°14′39″E / 34.14500°N 132.24417°E / 34.14500; 132.24417
TypeMarine Corps Air Station
Site information
OwnerVarious (leased by Government of Japan and made available to the US)
Operator
  • US Marine Corps (USMC)
  • US Air Force (USAF)
  • US Navy (USN)
  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
Controlled byMarine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.mcasiwakuni.marines.mil Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1940 (1940)
In use1940 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Colonel Richard M. Rusnok, Jr.
Garrison
  • Marine Aircraft Group 12 (USMC)
  • Carrier Air Wing 5 (USN)
  • Fleet Air Wing 31 (JMSDF)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI, WMO: 477640
Elevation3 metres (10 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
02/20 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) Concrete
Other airfield facilities1x seaplane ramp and 1x V/STOL pad
Airfield shared with Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport.
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (岩国飛行場, Iwakuni hikōjō) (IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI) is a United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) southeast of Iwakuni Station[1] in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

  1. ^ a b AIS Japan

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