Tachikawa Airfield

Tachikawa Airfield

立川飛行場

Tachikawa Hikōjō
Aerial photograph (1989)
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/Operator Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
LocationTachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Opened14 March 1922; 102 years ago (1922-03-14)
Elevation AMSL313 ft / 95 m
Coordinates35°42′39″N 139°24′11″E / 35.71083°N 139.40306°E / 35.71083; 139.40306
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RJTC is located in Japan
RJTC
RJTC
Location in Japan
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 900 2,953 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Tachikawa Airfield (立川飛行場, Tachikawa Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJTC) is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, in the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as a civilian airport with Japan's first scheduled air service.

  1. ^ AIS Japan Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine