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Iwo Jima Air Base

Central Field or Iwo Jima Air Base is a former World War II airfield on in the Bonin Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Bonin Islands are part of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Japan Self-Defense Forces air base on Iwo Jima, Japan
  • Also known as: “Airfield No. 2”, “Central Field”, “Central Field (Iwo Jima)”, “IWO”, “Iwo Jima AB”, “Iwo Jima Airport”, “Iwoto Field”, “Motoyama #2”, and “RJAW”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iwo Jima.

Island
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is one of the Japanese , which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the . Together with the , they make up Japan's .

Iwo Jima Air Base

Latitude
24.78516° or 24° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
141.32279° or 141° 19′ 22″ east
Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)
Operator
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
IATA airport code
IWO
ICAO airport code
RJAW
United Nations Location Code
JP IWO
Open location code
7RP3Q8PF+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 463103578
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6300315
Wiki­data ID
Q5061076
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cajun French to Russian—“Iwo Jima Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cajun French: “base aérienne militaire de Iwo Jima”
  • Cebuano: “Iwo Jima Air Base”
  • Chinese: “硫磺島航空基地”
  • Chinese: “硫黄島飛行場”
  • Czech: “Centrální letiště”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Iwodžima”
  • Czech: “Letiště č. 2”
  • Czech: “Motojama #2”
  • French: “base aérienne militaire de Iwo Jima”
  • French: “Base aérienne militaire de Iwo Jima”
  • French: “Central Field”
  • French: “IWO”
  • French: “RJAW”
  • Japanese: “Iōtō Hikōjō”
  • Japanese: “硫黄島分屯基地”
  • Japanese: “硫黄島航空基地”
  • Japanese: “硫黄島航空基地隊”
  • Japanese: “硫黄島飛行場”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Iwojima Aero”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی آیو جیما”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ایو جیما”
  • Russian: “Огасавара”

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