Camp Zama

Camp Zama
Zama and Sagamihara, Japan
Two U.S. airmen work atop a signal tower at Camp Zama in June 2002.
TypeMilitary installation
Site information
OwnerUSA, with authority from Japan
Controlled by  United States Army
Site history
Built byImperial Japanese Army
Garrison information
Garrison
  • United States Army Japan
  • I Corps (Forward)
  • U.S. Army Garrison – Japan
  • 311th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • Japan Engineer District
  • 78th Signal Battalion
  • Bilateral Coordination Department
  • 4th Engineer Group, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • and others
Occupants  United States Army, Japan
  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF Zama Garrison)
Kastner Army Heliport
Kastner Army Airfield

Zama/Kastner Heliport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator United States Army
LocationCamp Zama
Elevation AMSL360 ft / 110 m
Coordinates35°30.83′N 139°23.62′E / 35.51383°N 139.39367°E / 35.51383; 139.39367
Map
RJTR is located in Japan
RJTR
RJTR
Location in Japan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 1,500 457 Asphalt
Sources: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan,[1] DoD FLIP[2][3]

Camp Zama (キャンプ座間) is a United States Army post located in the cities of Zama and Sagamihara, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Tokyo.

Camp Zama is home to the U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), I Corps (Forward), U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan "Ninjas", 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, Japan Engineer District (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 78th Signal Battalion and the Bilateral Coordination Department and 4th Engineer Group of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

  1. ^ "AIS JAPAN – Japan Aeronautical Information Service Center". arquivo.pt. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Terminal) - High and Low Altitude Pacific, Australasia and Antarctica. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2020.
  3. ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Pacific, Australasia and Antarctica. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2005.