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JASDF Kenebetsu Airfield

Betsukai, Japan

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Betsukai · 01 · Japan

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43.425°, 144.741°

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in eastern Hokkaido.

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Betsukai, Japan

JASDF Kenebetsu Airfield (ICAO: RJCS) is a military airfield operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, located near Betsukai in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. The facility serves a strategic defense role given its proximity to the Russian-administered Kuril Islands and the broader northern territorial zone. The airfield is not open to civilian commercial traffic and has no scheduled passenger services. It functions primarily as a JASDF installation supporting air defense and patrol operations in the region.

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›Operated exclusively by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
›Located in Betsukai, Hokkaido, in Japan's far northeast.
›Strategically positioned near the disputed Northern Territories (Kuril Islands).
›No civilian or commercial aviation operations at this facility.
›ICAO code RJCS is assigned but the airport has no IATA code.

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