Iejima Auxiliary Air Base
Ie, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
RODE is the ICAO airport code for Iejima Auxiliary Air Base, located in Ie, Japan. The airport is classified as a Small Airport. It operates in the Asia/Tokyo timezone at an elevation of 184 ft (56 m) above sea level. It has 4 runways.
About Iejima Auxiliary Air Base
Wikipedia ↗Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea. The airfield as such was inactivated after 1946 but part of the former airfield is still used as a training facility for parachute drops and vertical take off and landing aircraft such as the F-35. The facility is referenced as FAC6005 by Okinawa Prefecture.
Location
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Runways (4)
| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 4,780 ft (1,457 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Cor | No | Open |
| 05/23 | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 180 ft (55 m) | Psp | No | Open |
| 04/22 | 4,780 ft (1,457 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Cor | No | Open |
| 05/23 | 1,200 ft (366 m) | 180 ft (55 m) | Psp | No | Open |
Airport Details
- ICAO Code
- RODE
- Type
- Small Airport
- City
- Ie
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 184 ft (56 m)
- Coordinates
- 26.7260°N, 127.7652°E
- Opened
- 1945
- Operator
- United States Marine Corps
Airport Stats
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