Central Field (Iwo Jima)

Central Field (Iwo Jima)

Motoyama No. 2
Airfield No. 2
Part of Twentieth Air Force
P-51Ds of the 21st Fighter Group at Central Field Iwo Jima 1945, Note Mount Suribachi in the background.
Coordinates24°47′05″N 141°19′27″E / 24.78472°N 141.32417°E / 24.78472; 141.32417
TypeMilitary airfield
Site information
Controlled by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW)
Site history
BuiltPrior to 1944
In use1944–present
Iwo Jima Air Base
Iwoto Field

Iwoto Airport

硫黄島飛行場

Iōtō Hikōjō
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerMinistry of Defense, Japan
Operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
LocationIwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo
Elevation AMSL388 ft / 118 m
Coordinates24°47′03″N 141°19′21″E / 24.78417°N 141.32250°E / 24.78417; 141.32250
Map
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,650 8,694 Asphalt

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.