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JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base

Matsudo, Japan

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Matsudo · 12 · Japan

Position

35.799°, 140.011° · 98 ft elev.

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base near Tokyo.

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Matsudo, Japan

JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base is a military airfield operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), located in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, near the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. It serves as a key installation for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare operations. The base hosts fleet air wing units and is home to fixed-wing patrol aircraft used for surveillance and maritime security missions around Japan. It is not open to civilian commercial air traffic and has no public passenger terminal facilities. Shimofusa plays an important role in Japan's coastal defense posture and participates in joint exercises with allied naval forces, including the United States Navy.

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›Operated exclusively by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
›Home to maritime patrol aircraft including the Kawasaki P-1 and Lockheed P-3C Orion.
›Located in Chiba Prefecture within the greater Tokyo metropolitan region.
›Used for anti-submarine warfare training and maritime surveillance missions.
›Not accessible to civilian passengers or commercial airline operations.

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