Fujisawa Airfield

Military Defeat and Urban Redevelopment. Following Japan's surrender in WWII, the airfield was taken over by Allied occupation forces. Due to its location within a rapidly growing urban area, it was not returned to aviation use. The valuable land was instead redeveloped to meet pressing post-war needs for housing, commercial, and public facilities.

The former airfield site has been completely redeveloped and is now unrecognizable as an airport. The land is occupied by a dense urban district in Fujisawa City, primarily the Shonandai area. The site now contains residential neighborhoods, schools (such as Fujisawa City Shonandai Junior High School), commercial buildings, and public facilities like the Shonandai Cultural Centre. A small park, Ipponmatsu Park (一本松公園), exists within the former airfield's boundaries and contains a stone monument commemorating the history of the Fujisawa Airfield.

Opened in 1931, Fujisawa Airfield (藤沢飛行場) was one of Japan's first full-scale civilian airports and a pioneering center for Japanese aviation. It was initially used for pilot training, glider flights, and sightseeing tours over the Enoshima and Kamakura areas. It also served as a base for Japan Air Transport Corporation (日本航空輸送), a national airline that was a predecessor to modern Japan Airlines. In 1941, with the escalation of the Pacific War, the airfield was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted into the Fujisawa Naval Air Base (藤沢海軍航空隊). It primarily served as a training facility for naval pilots, including those from the renowned Yokosuka Naval Air Group.

None. The area is fully and densely urbanized with no remaining aviation infrastructure or open space. Reopening an airport on this site is physically impossible and there are no plans or discussions to do so.