Kisarazu Air Field

Kisarazu Air Field 木更津飛行場 Kisarazu Hikōjō
IATA: none ICAO: RJTK
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Location	Kisarazu, Japan
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	35°23′42″N 139°54′47″E / 35.39500°N 139.91306°E / 35.39500; 139.91306Coordinates: 35°23′42″N 139°54′47″E / 35.39500°N 139.91306°E / 35.39500; 139.91306
Website	JGSDF 1st Helicopter Brigade
Map
RJTK Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,830 6,004 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Kisarazu Air Field (木更津飛行場, Kisarazu Hikōjō^?) (ICAO: RJTK) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force JGSDF Camp Kisarazu (木更津駐屯地, Kisarazu Chūtonchi^?). It is located 1.2 NM (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) north northwest of Kisarazu in the Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

JGSDF Kisarazu is home to the JGSDF 1st Helicopter Brigade, which is attached to the Central Readiness Force. operating as a supporting unit for the 1st Airborne Brigade and the Japanese Special Forces Group. The base also supports tenant units from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force

Kisarazu Air Field was originally established in 1936 as a base for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, subordinate to the Yokosuka Naval District. It was home to the Kisarazu Air Group, the Imperial Japanese Navy's first dedicated land-based bomber unit, which saw extensive combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The base was also used for training, and the testing of experimental aircraft, including Japan's first jet-powered aircraft, the Nakajima Kikka.