Gifu Air Field

Gifu Air Field

岐阜飛行場

Gifu Hikōjō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary air base
OperatorJapan Air Self-Defense Force
LocationGifu, Japan
Elevation AMSL128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates35°23′40″N 136°52′10″E / 35.39444°N 136.86944°E / 35.39444; 136.86944
Map
RJNG is located in Japan
RJNG
RJNG
Location in Japan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Gifu Air Field (岐阜飛行場, Gifu Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJNG) is a military air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gifu Airbase (岐阜基地, Gifu Kichi). It is located in Kakamigahara City, 7.0 NM (13.0 km; 8.1 mi) east[1] of Gifu in the Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is home to the Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum.[2][3]

Units

A Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai Phantom of the Air Development and Test Wing and a Mitsubishi F-15J of the 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Gifu Air Field.
  • Air Defense Command
    • Central Air Defense Force
      • 4th Air Defence Missile Group
        • 13th Fire Unit
        • 15th Fire Unit

Operated aircraft

    • Mitsubishi F-2
    • Mitsubishi XF-2
    • McDonald Douglas F-15
    • McDonald Douglas F-15J
    • Kawasaki C1
    • Kawasaki C-2
    • Kawasaki T-4
    • Fuji T-7

References

  1. ^ a b AIS Japan
  2. ^ Thompson, Paul. "Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum". j-hangarspace.jp. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gifu-Kagamigahara Air and Space Museum". sorahaku.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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