Misawa Air Base

Misawa Air Base (三沢飛行場, Misawa Hikōjō) (IATA: MSJ, ICAO: RJSM) is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy located in Misawa, Aomori, in the northern part of the island of Honshū of Japan. It is located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Misawa railway station, 4.8 km (3.0 mi) west of the Pacific Ocean, 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Towada, 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Hachinohe, and 684 km (425 mi) north of Tokyo at the "Tip of the Spear". It is a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) facility with the 35th Fighter Wing (35 FW, about 48 F-16 aircraft split among the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons) as its host wing. It hosts both Japanese and American troops.

For the civilian use of this facility, see Misawa Airport.
Misawa Air Base
三沢飛行場
Misawa Hikōjō
Misawa, Aomori Prefecture in Japan
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing departs Misawa Air Base during 2014.
Misawa AB
Location in Japan
Misawa AB
Misawa AB (Japan)
Coordinates40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E
TypeJoint Japanese and United States air base
Site information
OwnerVarious (leased by Government of Japan and made available to the US)
Operator
Controlled by
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.misawa.af.mil
Site history
Built1938 (1938)
In use1938 – present
EventsMisawa Air Festival (三沢航空祭)
Garrison information
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: MSJ, ICAO: RJSM, WMO: 475800
Elevation390.4 metres (1,281 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28A 3,050 metres (10,007 ft) Asphalt/Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan
:A.^ The text version gives a runway length of 3,050 by 45 m (10,007 by 148 ft) and the aerodrome chart a length of 10,000 by 150 ft (3,048 by 46 m)
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