Kanoya Air Field

Kanoya Air Field 鹿屋飛行場 Kanoya Hikōjō
IATA: none ICAO: RJFY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Location	Kanoya, Japan
Elevation AMSL	214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates	31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E / 31.36806; 130.83806Coordinates: 31°22′05″N 130°50′17″E / 31.36806°N 130.83806°E / 31.36806; 130.83806
Map
RJFY Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08R/26L 2,250 7,382 Concrete 08L/26R 1,200 3,937 Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Kanoya Air Field (鹿屋飛行場, Kanoya Hikōjō^?) (ICAO: RJFY) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base (鹿屋航空基地, Kanoya Kōkū-Kichi^?). It is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Kanoya in the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Runway 08R/26L is equipped with ILS.

On April 6 2016 a U-125 aircraft operated by the Flight Check Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed near the base, with all six crew members being killed. It had been checking the base's air naviation aid system.