Matsushima Air Field

Matsushima Air Field 松島飛行場 Matsushima Hikōjō
IATA: none – ICAO: RJST
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Location		Matsushima, Japan
Elevation AMSL		7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates		38°24′11″N 141°12′43″E / 38.40306°N 141.21194°E / 38.40306; 141.21194Coordinates: 38°24′11″N 141°12′43″E / 38.40306°N 141.21194°E / 38.40306; 141.21194
Map
RJST Location in Japan
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,700	8,858	Concrete
15/33	1,500	4,921	Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Matsushima Air Field (松島飛行場, Matsushima Hikōjō^?) (ICAO: RJST) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force　Matsushima Airbase (松島基地, Matsushima Kitchi^?). It is located 6.6 NM (12.2 km; 7.6 mi) west^[1] of Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

In 1971 an F-86F fighter jet from this base collided with All Nippon Airways Flight 58, causing 162 deaths. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the base was flooded with seawater, and eighteen F-2Bs belonging to 21st Squadron, as well as other aircraft, were damaged or destroyed.^[2][3]

Units

• Air Training Command
  • 4th Air Wing
    • 21st Fighter Training Squadron (F-2B)
    • 11th Squadron, Blue Impulse
• Air Support Command
  • Matsushima Air Rescue Wing (UH-60J,U-125A)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} AIS Japan
2. ^ "Massive Tsunami Submerges Towns, Washes Away Houses, Cars". Nikkei. Saturday, March 12, 2011. http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20110311D11JF261.htm. 
3. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/03/earthquake-devastates-japan-f-.html

External links

• Matsushima Air Base

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