# Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ / RJSM)

**Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base** (IATA: MSJ, ICAO: RJSM) is a medium airport in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 3,048 m (10,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MSJ / RJSM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 36 m / 119 ft
- Coordinates: 40.7032, 141.3680
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.misawa.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misawa_Air_Base (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1350451
- Weather station: RJSM · WMO 47580
- Ident: RJSM

## Timeline

- 1938: Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | =1,058 of 29,858 | =312 in Asia | #8 in JP |
| Elevation | 36 m / 119 ft | =36,257 of 43,403 | #2,223 in Asia | #88 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =95 in Asia | #13 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.650 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.300 |
| GND | GND | 118.650 |
| MISC | DRAUGHON RANGE CON | 36.540 |
| PMSV | METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | COMD POST | 141.600 |
| PTD | PTD | 131.450 |
| TCA | TCA | 124.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [HHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsh.md) JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base / Hachinohe Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [AOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsa.md) Aomori Airport · 57 km / 36 mi
- [ONJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsr.md) Odate Noshiro Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [HKD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjch.md) Hakodate Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [HNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjsi.md) Iwate Hanamaki Airport · 143 km / 89 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/rjsm/data