# JASDF Chitose Air Base, Chitose, Japan

**JASDF Chitose Air Base** is a medium airport in Chitose, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1926. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,124 ft). It is operated by Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcj

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Serves: Chitose, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1926
- Elevation: 27 m / 87 ft
- Coordinates: 42.7945, 141.6660
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,124 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/chitose/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitose_Air_Base (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275012
- Weather station: RJCJ · WMO 47434
- Ident: RJCJ

## Timeline

- 1926: JASDF Chitose Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18L/36R | 4,000 m / 13,124 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 173° / 353° | yes |
| 18R/36L | 2,701 m / 8,860 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,124 ft | =102 of 29,858 | =20 in Asia | #1 in JP |
| Elevation | 27 m / 87 ft | =37,449 of 43,403 | =2,375 in Asia | #105 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1926 | =262 of 15,079 | =17 in Asia | #2 in JP |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| PMSV | METRO | 34.460 |
| TCA | TCA | 127.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · 3.0 km / 1.8 mi
- [OKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjco.md) Sapporo Okadama Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [AKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjec.md) Asahikawa Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [RJCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjct.md) Tokachi Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [OBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcb.md) Tokachi-Obihiro Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [HKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjch.md) Hakodate Airport · 133 km / 83 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/rjcj/data