Ie Shima Aux Air Base
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima, an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: U.S. Marine Corps facility in Japan
- Also known as: “Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield”, “Ie Shima Airfield”, and “RODE”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iejima Airport.
Iejima Airport
Aerodrome
Iejima Airport is located on the island of Iejima in Ie, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The runways were part of the Ie Shima Airfield complex built during World War II. Iejima Airport is situated 2½ km east of Ie Shima Aux Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ie.
Ie
Village
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Ie is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village lies on the island of Iejima. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 4,118 and the density of 180 persons per km land of Ie, approximately a third, or 8.02 km2 is occupied by Ie Shima Airfield, a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps. Ie is situated 4½ km east of Ie Shima Aux Air Base.
Ie Shima Aux Air Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Ie Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Malay—“Ie Shima Aux Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ie Shima Aux Air Base”
- Chinese: “伊江島輔助飛行場”
- Czech: “Letiště Ie Šima”
- Indonesian: “RODE”
- Japanese: “伊江島補助飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Ie Shima Aux AB”
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Highlights include Iejima Lighthouse and Iejima Island.
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