Central Field (Iwo Jima)
Central Field or Iwo Jima Air Base (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW) is a former World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Bonin Islands are part of Japan. Today, the base is the only airfield on the island, operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
| Central Field (Iwo Jima) Motoyama No. 2 Airfield No. 2 | |
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| Part of Twentieth Air Force | |
P-51Ds of the 21st Fighter Group at Central Field Iwo Jima 1945, Note Mount Suribachi in the background. | |
| Coordinates | 24°47′05″N 141°19′27″E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW) |
| Site history | |
| Built | Prior to 1944 |
| In use | 1944–present |
Iwo Jima Air Base Iwoto Field Iwoto Airport 硫黄島飛行場 Iōtō Hikōjō | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense, Japan | ||||||||||
| Operator | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 388 ft / 118 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°47′03″N 141°19′21″E | ||||||||||
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Location in Japan | |||||||||||
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