Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
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 Location in Japan MCAS Iwakuni MCAS Iwakuni (Japan)
Coordinates	34°08′42″N 132°14′39″E
Type	Marine Corps Air Station
Site information
Owner	Various (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 by	Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.mcasiwakuni.marines.mil
Site history
Built	1940
In use	1940 – 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
Identifiers	IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI, WMO: 477640
Elevation	3 metres (10 ft) AMSL
Runways
02/20	2,440 metres (8,005 ft) Concrete
Other airfield facilities	1x seaplane ramp and 1x V/STOL pad
	Airfield shared with Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport.; Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

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 in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

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