Information of Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport

Misawa, Aomori, Japan

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RJSM
MSJ

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  • Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport - P-3C Orion fly-by - by Eagar by Eagar
  • Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport - P-3C Orion from Kadena AB Japan on display at Misawa AB airshow along side a Yokota AB C-130 - by Eagar by Eagar
  • Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport - F/A-18 Hornet - by Eagar by Eagar
  • Misawa Air Base / Misawa Airport - A-10 from Osan AB Korea, on display Misawa AB Japan air show  - by Eagar by Eagar
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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:RJSM
Airport IATA Code:MSJ
Longitude/Latitude:E 141° 22' 06.11"/N 40° 42' 11.60"
141.368364/40.703222
Elevation:119 ft / 36.27 m
Location:Misawa, Aomori, Japan
Magnetic Variation:W 8°21.5' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+9

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control APP120.7 M317.8 M261.2 M125.3 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS128.4 M315.35 M
Clearance Delivery CLNC DEL118.65 M275.8 M
Departure Control DEP125.3 M363.8 M
Ground Control GND118.65 M275.8 M126.2 M
Miscellaneous DRAUGHON RANGE CON365.4 M
Pilot To Metro Service METRO344.6 M
Command Post COMD POST141.6 M277.2 M
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD131.45 M313.63 M
Single Frequency Approach SFA
Terminal Control Area TCA124.05 M288.1 M
Tower TWR125.3 M118.1 M315.8 M236.8 M236.6 M

Communication Remarks

  • Miscellaneous - For R-130.
  • Command Post - (Call WILD WEASEL OPS) HAVE QUICK timing avbl.
  • Tower - (138.05 123.1x 247.0x SAR only)

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimension:10000 x 150 ft / 3048.0 x 45.7 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 10 Runway 28
Longitude:141.350378 / E 141° 21' 01.36"141.386347 / E 141° 23' 10.85"
Latitude:40.704442 / N 40° 42' 15.99"40.701997 / N 40° 42' 07.19"
End Elevation:113.5 ft93.6 ft
Alignment:104.0284.0
Slope:-0.20.2
Touchdown Zone Elev.:119.1108.9
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsSequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:ALSF-1ALSF-1
Lighting System 4:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator
Lighting System 5:OLS - Optical landing SystemOLS - Optical landing System

Remarks

A-GEAR - Nml barrier configuration: 2 dep end BAK-12' connected at all times, SAFE-BAR avbl O/R.
Caution - SAFE-BAR (Uni-directional), connected on both ends of rwy at all times, ldg short of rwy thld is hazardous. Acft wi low hanging eng such as K35R's use caution when compl 180 turns on rwy ends. Rapidly rising terrain 12NM W. Possible interf
Caution - erence on 270.8 fr Chitose. Hi-speed jet tfc W-E fr sfc-23,000'. Use caution while ldg Rwy 10/28 when the rwy pavement is saturated by rainfall. Pilots should exp reduced brkg performance in areas where standing water and the sfc appears gl
Caution - assy smooth. Possible unsked rdo ctl acft flt lctd wi 5NM on final apch to Rwy 28. Oil platform lctd 0404207.92N/1421619.88E 278MSL helicopter ops for platform crew transportation only at or below 1500MSL within 3NM rad of lctn. Hawks freq
Caution - cir over the fld, crows and waterfowl fly across rwy, highest act dur dawn and dusk, advs ATC or PTD of haz bird act. Peak bird act Apr-Nov. Phase I Jun-Jul and Aug-Sep; Phase II Apr-May and Oct-Nov.
Fluid - SP LOX
Fuel - J8 (Mil)
JASU - 3(AM-32A-60A) 3(NCPP-105) 6(GTC-85) 2(NC-8A) 3(NC-10C)
Lighting - OLS avbl by NOTAM, Rwy 28 OLS lctd aprx 742' fr thld and 20' fr paved shoulder edge, Rwy 10 OLS lctd aprx 739' fr thld and 25' fr paved shoulder edge.
Miscellanouis - First 1500' Rwy 10 and first 1000' Rwy 28 concrete, middle 7500' asphaltic concrete. Air Trml and gnd handling svc opr 2100-1000Z dly. Aft svc opr hrs, if acft rqr air trml and gnd handling svc, ctc Air Terminal Operations Center in advance
Miscellanouis - at DSN 226-2470/1 or delays in svc may be experienced. All explosive cargo req 24hr PN; free-flow of 1.4 explosives not auth, ctc Air Terminal Operations Center DSN 226-2470/1. Acft rqr svc should make prior coord wi HQ AMC Tanker Airlift
Miscellanouis - Command Center and Afld Management (AMOPS). Ltd fleet svc avbl. All acft ctc Comd Post no later than 30 min out wi VIP info/ETA/ETD/svc rqr. USN/USMC/NALO msn acft ctc Navy OPS on 236.6 50NM out wi cargo PAX, VIP (Code 7 or hi), svc req and
Miscellanouis - ETA. ATC svc provided by Japanese Air Self Defense Force wi USAF liaison. Dur win months exp 30 min ldg/tkof delay for snow removal. No COMSEC avbl to tran aircrews. Tran aircrews should plan to arr wi appropriate amount of COMSEC to compl
Miscellanouis - entire mission. COMSEC storage avbl at Comd Post. TDY acft flying local sorties must coord flight planning pro with afld opr (DSN 226-3307/3180) no later than 7 days prior to arr. CSTMS/AG/IMG - avbl. Base WX stn open Mon-Fri 2100-0800Z (0
Miscellanouis - 600-1700L) and dur 35 FW flying hrs. Remote flt wx briefing: USAF acft ctc 17th Wx Sq, DSN 315-449-7924/8333/8335. USN acft ctc Atsugi Wx, DSN 264-3208. Offl obsn taken by JASDF. Lights near wx obsn point restrict vis at night. Cooperativ
Miscellanouis - e wx watch pro does not exist btw WX and ATC. Wt brg waiver req must be coord thru afld manger at least 24 hrs in advance, Mon-Fri, 2300-0700Z. KC-10, KC-135, C-5, C-17 towbar not avbl.
Noise Abadment - Lcl estab acft quiet hr at Misawa 1300-2100Z dly. No eng runs, arr or dep wo prior coord apvl; policy strictly enforced. No practice apch 2100-0300Z Sun.
Oil - O-148,156 SOAP
Restricted - PPR for all acft at least 24 hr in advance, but no earlier than one week in advance. Ctc USAF AM Ops 2100-1300Z dly, DSN 226-3110 or email 35oss.amops@misawa.af.mil. USN/USMC acft coord PPR thru USN Flt Support Sq 2230-0730Z dly, DSN 226-40
Restricted - 04/4519. Aft duty hrs, ctc NAF Quarter deck DSN 226-3755 and Flt Support Duty Beeper DSN 226-0172 pager Nr 0317. Do not overfly large circular ant lctd N of Rwy 28 extn. Do not overfly Misawa City lctd S of arpt blw 3000' VMC. Do not overfl
Restricted - y school bldg lctd aprx 1.5 NM ESE of AB. On tkof all acft must maint rwy hdg at or blw 1600' til 3 DME for Rwy 28 or 2 DME for Rwy 10 unless otherwise cleared by ATC. MET release of helium filled balloon 2300Z and 1130Z dly.
Traffic Pattern - Rwy 28 rgt hand tfc pat only. Overhead 2100', convl 1100', lgt acft/copter 600'.
Transit Alert - Opr 2100-1300Z Mon-Fri. Standby all other times. Ltd tran fac avbl for US mil acft. No maint or parts for any type of US acft exc organizational level F-16, P3 acft. Concurrent refuel with PAX on board not auth. No hgr space avbl.

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