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Coordinates: 31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E / 31.36806; 130.83806
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{{nihongo|'''Kanoya Air Field'''|鹿屋飛行場|Kanoya Hikōjō}} {{airport codes||RJFY}} is a military aerodrome of the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] {{nihongo|'''Kanoya Air Base'''|鹿屋航空基地|Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi}}. It is located {{convert|1.5|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southwest<ref name="AIP"/> of [[Kanoya, Kagoshima|Kanoya]] in the [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with [[Instrument landing system|ILS]].
{{nihongo|'''Kanoya Air Field'''|鹿屋飛行場|Kanoya Hikōjō}} {{airport codes||RJFY}} is a military aerodrome of the [[Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] {{nihongo|'''Kanoya Air Base'''|鹿屋航空基地|Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi}}. It is located {{convert|1.5|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southwest<ref name="AIP"/> of [[Kanoya, Kagoshima|Kanoya]] in the [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with [[Instrument landing system|ILS]].

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Kanoya Air Field

鹿屋飛行場

Kanoya Hikōjō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force
LocationKanoya, Japan
Elevation AMSL214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E / 31.36806; 130.83806
Map
RJFY is located in Japan
RJFY
RJFY
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08R/26L 2,250 7,382 Concrete
08L/26R 1,200 3,937 Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Kanoya Air Field (鹿屋飛行場, Kanoya Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJFY) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base (鹿屋航空基地, Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi). It is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest[1] of Kanoya in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with ILS.

On April 6 2016 a U-125 aircraft operated by the Flight Check Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed near the base, with all six crew members being killed. It had been checking the base's air naviation aid system.[2][3][4][5]


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