Kasuga Air Base | |
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 Kasuga, Fukuoka,Japan | |
 Kasuga Air Base, operating center of air defense over the western part of Japan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air force base |
| Controlled by |  Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1959 (1959) |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Commander, Western Aircraft Control and Warning Wing |
| Garrison | Western Air Defense Force (WADF) Kasuga Helicopter Airlift Squadron |
Kasuga Air Base (春日基地,kasuga-kichi) is a base of theJapan Air Self-Defense Force inKasuga,Fukuoka Prefecture,Japan.[1] The base serves as the headquarter of Western Air Defense Force (WADF), with itsArea of Responsibility encompassingKyushu,Shikoku and theChūgoku region on the western part of the country.[2] Ahotline connecting Kasuga Air Base andDaegu (Taegu) Air Base inSouth Korea is also established, through which communications between the two countries are carried out several dozen times a day.[3][4]
The base lacks arunway or dedicatedhelicopter landing facilities, so flying units commanded from here are actually located at the nearbyFukuoka Airport.
33°31′53″N130°28′00″E / 33.53139°N 130.46667°E /33.53139; 130.46667