# Tachikawa Airfield, Tachikawa, Japan

**Tachikawa Airfield** is a small airport in Tachikawa, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1922. It has one runway, 900 m (2,953 ft) long. It is operated by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- Serves: Tachikawa, Tōkyō Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 1922
- Elevation: 95 m / 312 ft
- Coordinates: 35.7121, 139.4032
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 900 m / 2,953 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.mod.go.jp/gsdf/eae/eaavn/contents/1-1-aboutus/history/history.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikawa_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275968
- Weather station: RJTC
- Ident: RJTC

## Timeline

- 1922: Tachikawa Airfield opens.
- 18 Jun 1953: Tachikawa air disaster. 129 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 900 m / 2,953 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 900 m / 2,953 ft | =16,639 of 29,858 | =1,754 in Asia | #113 in JP |
| Elevation | 95 m / 312 ft | =31,027 of 43,403 | =1,736 in Asia | #50 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1922 | =202 of 15,079 | =8 in Asia | #1 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Nearby airports

- [OKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjty.md) Yokota Air Base · 6.4 km / 4.0 mi
- [RJTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtf.md) Chofu Airport · 12 km / 7.5 mi
- [RJTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtj.md) Iruma Air Base · 14 km / 9.0 mi
- [NJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjta.md) JMSDF Atsugi Air Base / Naval Air Facility Atsugi · 29 km / 18 mi
- [JP-0361](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-0361.md) Iwabuchi Watergate Auxiliary Airfield · 31 km / 19 mi
- [JP-0320](https://dromopedia.com/airports/jp-0320.md) Honda Airport · 31 km / 19 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/rjtc/data