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Kadena Air Base

Kadena Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the towns of and and the city of Okinawa, in , Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highly strategic location.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: United States Air Force base in Japan, former Japanese WW2 airfield
  • Also known as: “Kadena Air Force Base”, “Kadena airfield”, “Kadena Airfield”, “Kadena-hikōjō”, “RODN”, and “Yara Hikojo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Michi-no-eki Kadena and Okinawa Arena.

Rest area
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
is a rest area.

Stadium
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The , also provisionally known as the Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena or Okinawa Suntory Arena, is an indoor arena in , . It was opened in 2021 and is one of the venues of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

School
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadena and Central Okinawa.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km2.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Chatan is a town located in , , . As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km².

Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located in , , .

Kadena Air Base

Latitude
26.3556° or 26° 21′ 20″ north
Longitude
127.7675° or 127° 46′ 3″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Operator
United States Air Force
IATA airport code
DNA
ICAO airport code
RODN
Open location code
7QR99Q48+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 407674577
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
1847955
Wiki­data ID
Q608289
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Kadena Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Baza Ajrore Kadena”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة كادينا الجوية”
  • Central Okinawan: “嘉手納基地”
  • Chinese: “嘉手纳空军基地”
  • Czech: “Letiště Kadena”
  • Czech: “Yara Hikojo”
  • Dutch: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Esperanto: “Kadena-Aerbazo”
  • French: “Kadena Air Base”
  • German: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר קדנה”
  • Indonesian: “DNA”
  • Indonesian: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Indonesian: “RODN”
  • Italian: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Italian: “Kadena Air Force Base”
  • Japanese: “Kadena Hikōjō”
  • Japanese: “アメリカ空軍嘉手納基地”
  • Japanese: “かでなひこうじょう”
  • Japanese: “カデナヒコウジョウ”
  • Japanese: “嘉手納基地”
  • Japanese: “嘉手納空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “嘉手納飛行場”
  • Korean: “가데나 공군 기지”
  • Korean: “가데나 공군기지”
  • Korean: “카데나 공군기지”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kadena AB”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Norwegian: “Kadena Air Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی کادنا”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea de Kadena”
  • Portuguese: “DNA”
  • Portuguese: “RODN”
  • Russian: “Кадена”
  • Russian: “Окинава”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Kadena”
  • Turkish: “Kadena Hava Üssü”
  • Ukrainian: “Кадена”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yara 1-chome and Yara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include AMC Terminal and 比謝川行政事務組合ニライ消防本部嘉手納消防署.

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