# JMSDF Kanoya Air Base, Kanoya, Japan

**JMSDF Kanoya Air Base** is a medium airport in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,250 m (7,382 ft). It is operated by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Serves: Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation: 65 m / 214 ft
- Coordinates: 31.3667, 130.8388
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,382 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanoya_Air_Field (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8214194
- Weather station: RJFY · WMO 47850
- Ident: RJFY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08R/26L | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 079° / 259° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Concrete | 079° / 259° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | =3,184 of 29,858 | =976 in Asia | #51 in JP |
| Elevation | 65 m / 214 ft | =33,555 of 43,403 | =1,933 in Asia | #65 in JP |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.150 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 24.680 |
| GND | GND | 23.680 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [KMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfm.md) Miyazaki Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [TNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfg.md) New Tanegashima Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [KUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfc.md) Yakushima Airport · 110 km / 69 mi
- [AXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjda.md) Amakusa Airport · 140 km / 87 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/rjfy/data