Tachikawa Airfield

Tachikawa Airfield is an airfield in the city of , in the western part of , Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as a civilian airport with Japan's first scheduled air service.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: Airfield near Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “RJTC” and “Tachikawa Air Base”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tachikawa and Higashi-Nakagami Station.

Railway station
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Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of , Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of , Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kunitachi and Akishima.

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in western . The naming of comes from its location: sandwiched between and , the first kanji in each city was combined to create a new name.

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is a small city in western , with a population of about 113,000 people. The city is known for its pure water and lush greenery.

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is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, . As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 126,791, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 11.46 square kilometres.

Tachikawa Airfield

Latitude
35.7108° or 35° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
139.403° or 139° 24′ 11″ east
Open location code
8Q7XPC63+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042056058
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q3275968
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Satellite Map

Discover Tachikawa Airfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cajun French to Tajik—“Tachikawa Airfield” goes by many names.
  • Cajun French: “aéroport de Tachikawa Airfield”
  • Chinese: “立川機場”
  • Chinese: “立川飛行”
  • Chinese: “立川飛行場”
  • Chinese: “立川飞行场”
  • Czech: “Letiště Tačikawa”
  • Dutch: “Tachikawa Airfield”
  • French: “aéroport de Tachikawa”
  • French: “Aéroport de Tachikawa”
  • Indonesian: “RJTC”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Tachikawa”
  • Japanese: “RJTC”
  • Japanese: “立川基地”
  • Japanese: “立川飛行場”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Tachikawa”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه تاچیکاوا”
  • Portuguese: “Aeródromo de Tachikawa”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи точиково”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Midori-chō and Izumi-chō.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 陸上自衛隊 立川駐屯地 and 警視庁航空隊立川飛行センター.

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