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 Minami Torishima Airbase in view on the island,Minami Torishima | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Minami Torishima | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 22 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°17′23″N153°58′45″E / 24.28972°N 153.97917°E /24.28972; 153.97917 (Minamitorishima Air Field) | ||||||||||
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| Source: JapaneseAIP atAIS Japan[1] | |||||||||||
Minami Torishima Airbase (南鳥島航空基地,Minami Torishima Kōkūkichi) is a one runway airport serving the island ofMinami Torishima,Japan. The aerodrome used to be a militaryairstrip and according to the JapaneseAeronautical Information Service, is still operated by theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[1]
The airstrip existence dates to 1935 when theImperial Japanese Navy built one to serve a meteorological station. The original airfield consisted of two airstrips (cleared area of 4000' and 4500', but only shorter sections used as landing area) in a v-shaped formation.[2]
The airstrips facilities were damaged by US bombing of the island duringWorld War II,[3] and was re-built with a single runway by the United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 9 in 1964.[4] Until 1993, the airstrip was used and controlled by theUnited States Coast Guard to service the nearbyLORAN-C station.
In 2009 the airstrip was transferred to theJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force which currently retains control of the airstrip. It is used by theJapan Meteorological Agency to service and staff their operations on the island.
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