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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
American–Japanese air base in Yamaguchi, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (岩国飛行場, Iwakuni hikōjō) (IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI) is a joint Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces and 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.
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岩国飛行場 | |||||||
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan | |||||||
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Coordinates | 34°08′42″N 132°14′39″E | ||||||
Type | Marine Corps Air Station | ||||||
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Owner | Various (leased by Government of Japan and made available to the US) | ||||||
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Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | www![]() | ||||||
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Built | 1940 (1940) | ||||||
In use | 1940 – present | ||||||
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Current commander | Colonel Richard M. Rusnok, Jr. | ||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI, WMO: 477640 | ||||||
Elevation | 3 metres (10 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Other airfield facilities | 1x seaplane ramp and 1x V/STOL pad | ||||||
Airfield shared with Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport. Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] |
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