Tachikawa Airfield

Tachikawa Airfield 立川飛行場 Tachikawa Hikōjō
Aerial photograph (1989)
IATA: none ICAO: RJTC
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Ministry of Defense
Location	Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Elevation AMSL	313 ft / 95 m
Coordinates	35°42′39″N 139°24′11″E / 35.71083°N 139.40306°E / 35.71083; 139.40306Coordinates: 35°42′39″N 139°24′11″E / 35.71083°N 139.40306°E / 35.71083; 139.40306
Map
RJTC Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 900 2,953 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Tachikawa Airfield (立川飛行場, Tachikawa Hikōjō^?) (ICAO: RJTC) is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as the civil aviation with Japan's first scheduled air service.

Currently the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Tachikawa occupies the western portion of the airfield. The main unit there is the GSDF Eastern Army Aviation Group. It operates helicopters, and also commands the anti-tank helicopter units at Camp Kisarazu. Equipment at Tachikawa includes the UH-1J Iroquois, and the Kawasaki OH-6D and OH-1.

The Tachikawa Disaster-Preparedness Base sits on 115 ha (280 acres) of land. In addition to the airfield, it includes emergency medical-treatment facilities and stores of emergency supplies. Agencies with a presence at Tachikawa include the Cabinet Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan Coast Guard, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Fire departments, National Hospital Organization (an Independent Administrative Institution), and Red Cross.