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Iruma Air Base

Sayama, Japan

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Elevation

295 ft

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Location

Sayama · 13 · Japan

Position

35.842°, 139.411° · 295 ft elev.

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Japan's premier JASDF air base near Tokyo.

Opened

1938

Location

Sayama, Japan

Iruma Air Base is a major installation of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) located in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, approximately 40 kilometers northwest of central Tokyo. It serves as the headquarters of the Air Defense Command and the Central Air Defense Force, making it one of the most strategically significant military air bases in Japan. The base is not open to civilian commercial air traffic and has no IATA code, reflecting its exclusively military function. It is well known domestically for its annual air show, the Iruma Air Festival, which draws large crowds and features aerial demonstrations by JASDF aircraft including the Blue Impulse aerobatic team. Iruma houses a variety of JASDF units and aircraft, including transport and reconnaissance platforms. The base's proximity to the Japanese capital underscores its importance in national air defense planning and rapid response capabilities.

Getting to & from

The base is accessible by road and is located near Iruma City, with the closest train station being Inokodai on the Seibu Sayama Line.

Notable facts

›Serves as headquarters of the JASDF Air Defense Command.
›Hosts the annual Iruma Air Festival, one of Japan's largest air shows.
›The JASDF Blue Impulse aerobatic team regularly performs at the base.
›Originally constructed during the Imperial Japanese Army era in 1938.
›Located approximately 40 km northwest of central Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture.

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