# Kadena Air Base (DNA / RODN)

**Kadena Air Base** (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a large airport in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in Apr 1945. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,688 m (12,100 ft). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DNA / RODN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: Apr 1945
- Elevation: 44 m / 143 ft
- Coordinates: 26.3517, 127.7694
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,688 m / 12,100 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Website: https://www.kadena.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608289
- Weather station: RODN · WMO 47931
- Ident: RODN

## Timeline

- Apr 1945: Kadena Air Base opens.
- 30 Jun 1959: 1959 Okinawa F-100 crash. 18 killed.
- 19 Nov 1968: 1968 Kadena Air Base B-52 crash. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 3,688 m / 12,100 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 051° / 231° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 3,688 m / 12,100 ft | 91 m / 300 ft | Asphalt | 051° / 231° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,688 m / 12,100 ft | #293 of 29,858 | #85 in Asia | #4 in JP |
| Elevation | 44 m / 143 ft | =35,528 of 43,403 | =2,136 in Asia | #80 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =161 in Asia | =26 in JP |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | OKINAWA APP/DEP | 33.580 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 123.300 |
| GND | GND CTL | 118.500 |
| MISC | AIR MOBILIY CTRL CTR | 128.000 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 26.600 |
| PMSV | METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | 18 WG COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 131.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

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- [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [IEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rore.md) Iejima Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [UEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rokj.md) Kumejima Airport · 105 km / 65 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/rodn/data