🇯🇵 JASDF Shizuhama Air Base

Shizuhama Air Base (ICAO: RJNY) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) base located in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest air base in Japan with a functional runway.

Type of facility and operations:

• It is a military airport operated by the JASDF under the jurisdiction of the Air Training Command, headquartered at Hamamatsu Air Base.
• Its primary mission is to provide initial pilot flight training for the JASDF.
• The 11th Flying Training Wing, comprising the 1st and 2nd Squadrons, is stationed here and operates Fuji T-7 trainer aircraft.
• Other resident organizations include the Shizuhama Air Traffic Control Group, the Shizuhama Weather Group, and the Shizuhama Regional Military Police Group.
• The runway is 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) long with an asphalt surface.

Notable features or history:

• Established in December 1944 as the Fujieda Naval Air Station for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.
• After World War II, it was under United States control until August 1958, when it was returned to the Japanese government and given its current name.
• From June 1959, it hosted the JASDF 15th Training Wing, which was deactivated in May 1964 and replaced by the 11th Flying Training Wing.

Current status:

• Shizuhama Air Base is an active military facility.
• The official JASDF website for Shizuhama Air Base provides updates on activities and events, including information on the "Shizuhama Tsushin" (Shizuhama News) which introduces the activities of units and personnel.

*Sources researched: mod.go.jp, en.wikipedia.org, globalmilitary.net, skyvector.com*