Matsushima Air Field

Matsushima Air Field 松島飛行場 Matsushima Hikōjō
IATA: none – ICAO: RJST
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Location	Matsushima, Japan
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates
Map
RJST Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,700 8,858 Concrete 15/33 1,500 4,921 Concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Matsushima Air Field (松島飛行場, Matsushima Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJST) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force　Matsushima Airbase (松島基地, Matsushima Kichi). It is located 6.6 NM (12.2 km; 7.6 mi) west of Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

In 1971 an F-86F fighter jet from this base collided with All Nippon Airways Flight 58, causing 162 deaths. During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the base was flooded with seawater, and eighteen F-2Bs belonging to 21st Squadron, as well as other aircraft, were damaged or destroyed.

Units

Senior Airman Ramon Mortensen looks at damaged F-2 aircraft after landing 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

• Air Training Command
  • 4th Air Wing
    • 21st Fighter Training Squadron (F-2B)
    • 11th Squadron, Blue Impulse
• Air Support Command
  • Matsushima Air Rescue Wing (UH-60J,U-125A)

External links

• Matsushima Air Base