# Motobu Airfield, Motobu, Japan

**Motobu Airfield** was an airport in Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in Apr 1945. It closed in 1945. It was operated by United States Army Air Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-1996

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Army Air Forces
- Serves: Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: Apr 1945
- Closed: 1945
- Coordinates: 26.6869, 127.8914
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motobu_Airfield (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6917987
- Weather station: RODE · WMO 47938
- Ident: JP-1996

## Timeline

- 1945: Motobu Airfield closes.
- Apr 1945: Motobu Airfield opens.

## Nearby airports

- [IEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rore.md) Iejima Airport · 11 km / 6.9 mi
- [DNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rodn.md) Kadena Air Base · 39 km / 24 mi
- [ROTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rotm.md) Futenma Marine Corps Air Station · 48 km / 30 mi
- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · 60 km / 38 mi
- [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · 116 km / 72 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-1996/data