Information of Kadena Air Base

Okinawa City, Okinawa, Japan

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:RODN
Airport IATA Code:DNA
Longitude/Latitude:E 127° 46' 03.48"/N 26° 21' 20.20"
127.767633/26.355612
Elevation:143 ft / 43.59 m
Location:Okinawa City, Okinawa, Japan
Magnetic Variation:W 4°35.6' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+9

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS124.2 M280.5 M
Clearance Delivery CLNC DEL123.3 M235.0 M
Ground Control GND CTL118.5 M275.8 M
Miscellaneous AMC OPS128.0 M349.4 M15821 K
Operations AMOPS266.0 M
Pilot To Metro Service METRO
Command Post 18 WG COMD POST311.0 M355.2 M
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD131.4 M266.0 M
Tower TWR126.2 M315.8 M236.6 M

Communication Remarks

  • Approach/Departure Control - NORTH 119.1 335.8 SOUTH 126.5 258.3 Class B Airspace. For Okinawa TCA, See Section C, RADAR SERVICE PROGRAM OKINAWA TERMINAL AREA.
  • Miscellaneous - HAVE QUICK timing avbl 355.2. For HF freq call DSN 634-1800.
  • Command Post - Call KEYSTONE OPS. HAVE QUICK timing avbl. For HF freq call DSN 634-1800.

Runway Information

Runway 05L/23R

Dimension:12100 x 300 ft / 3688.1 x 91.4 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 05L Runway 23R
Longitude:127.751494 / E 127° 45' 05.38"127.780233 / E 127° 46' 48.84"
Latitude:26.346244 / N 26° 20' 46.48"26.367172 / N 26° 22' 01.82"
End Elevation:63.0 ft129.0 ft
Alignment:055.0235.0
Slope:0.5-0.5
Touchdown Zone Elev.:93.0129.0
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsSALS or SALSF
Lighting System 3:ALSF-1PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator
Lighting System 4:PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 05R/23L

Dimension:12100 x 200 ft / 3688.1 x 61.0 m
Surface:Concrete.
  Runway 05R Runway 23L
Longitude:127.755036 / E 127° 45' 18.13"127.783772 / E 127° 47' 01.58"
Latitude:26.344047 / N 26° 20' 38.57"26.364978 / N 26° 21' 53.92"
End Elevation:74.0 ft133.0 ft
Alignment:055.0235.0
Slope:0.5-0.5
Touchdown Zone Elev.:106.0143.0
Lighting System 1:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2:Runway End Identifier LightsRunway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 3:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Remarks

A-GEAR - Nml configuration on Rwy 05L-23R is for dep end BAK-13 and BAK-12 and Rwy 05R-23L dep end and app end BAK-12. Barriers removed 1300-2100Z wkd, H24 wkend and hol, and other times at ATC discretion. 20 min notification to ATC rqr for chg in c
A-GEAR - onfiguration.
Caution - Use extreme caution when taxiing on Twy K btn Twy C and D due to congestion. Extv jet and lo level act wi 50 NM of Kadena 2300-1000Z Sun-Fri. No visual ref avbl on ngt tkof byd end of Rwy 23L/R. Dur VMC, all acft must remain blw 1300' til d
Caution - ep end of rwy to ensure separation of overhead tfc pat, unless otherwise cleared by ATC. USAF copters opr with reduced lgt blw 500' AGL wi a 50 NM rad of Kadena btn the hr of SS and SR. Bird haz, see FLIP Planning, AP/3 JAPAN Route and Area
Caution - Restrictions.
Fluid - W, SP, PRESAIR, LHOX, LOX
Fuel - 80-Aero club use only. 115, J8. Trans crews exp 30 min dly on arr.
Lighting - Rwy 23R nstd ALS - missing station one, three, and four cntrln barrette. Rwy 05L nstd ALS - missing cntrln barrette at Pre-Threshold Bar wi 10 lgt ea side instead of 8.
Miscellanouis - All acft ctc GND prior to eng start. Exp hvy cat wake turb separation behind KC-135R model acft. All UHF eqpt acft must utilize twr UHF freq while opr in the KADENA tfc pat. Extv PAR trng in progress, exp controller trainee dur radar final.
Miscellanouis - Std USAF RSRS applied. ATC pers will notify wx chg as part of the Cooperative Weather Watch (CWW) pro. CWW will include, but not limited to, twr and sector vis and significant PIREP to be incorporated in obsn and TAF. Base Wx Stn provides
Miscellanouis - H24 obsn. Auto sensor provides obsn. Manual vis ltd NE-ESE due to tree line and bldg. Ltd wx brief support. METRO svc ltd. Remote wx briefings/phone patch avbl H24 fr 17th Wx Squadron at DSN 315-449-7924 / 8333/8335, 2hr ntc rqr for timely
Miscellanouis - brief. 17th Wx Squadron METRO svc ltd. AMC aircrews ctc 733 AMS Comd Post at DSN 634-1841. VFR acft inbd to Kadena AB ctc PTD 15 min prior to arr. Base OPS has ltd COMSEC storage avbl. Afld Mgmt OPS has no COMSEC avbl for tran aircrew; tra
Miscellanouis - ns aircrew should plan to arr with aprx amount of COMSEC to compl entire msn.
Noise Abadment - See FLIP Planning, AP/3. Pro strictly enforced, no arr/dep btn 1300-2100Z wo 18 OG/CC apvl; exc AMC priority 1, 2 or 3 (sked Chan) msn. Ctc Comd Post DSN 634-1800 for apvl. Minimize reverse thrust to max ext possible.
Oil - 0-148,156, SOAP
Restricted - PPR exc AMC sked msn. Request PPR at least 24 hr in advance. Update PPR rqr if acft can not adhere to PPR block time +/- 45 min of sked ldg and dep. Ctc AMOPS DSN 634-3118/2492 fax extn 2493 or C011-81-6117-343118 fax extn 342493. Rwy 05L-2
Restricted - 3R clsd ev 4th Fri; 2230Z - Sat 0230Z; Rwy 05R-23L clsd ev 4th Sat 0330Z-0730Z. Avoid ovft of Hosp at 26 18.8' N 127 46.3' E (KAD CH 57 182/2.5 DME). Jet tactical and overhead pat operations proh from civil twilight to sunrise wkd and Sat
Restricted - , 1300Z Sat-2100Z Sun and Hol unless apv by 18 OG/CC. TCA, see THEATER FLIGHT DATA/PROCEDURES Section C. Exc for taxi, DO NOT pt exhaust toward adj perimeter road. Tran acft, exc AMC msn, carrying haz cargo must ctc Afld Managment (AMOPS) n
Restricted - o later than 30 min out for prk rqr. Acft with DV Code 7 or abv ctc KEYSTONE OPS 30 min prior to ldg. All AMC msn and NALO acft must ctc Kadena Air Mobility Control Center 30 min out wi arr/dep and cargo/PAX info. Run up Pad 2, lctd on Twy
Restricted - L and F is proh fr hi pwr eng runs exc prior apv. All acft carrying Hero Unsafe/Unreliable/Susceptible Ordinance ctc afld mgr NLT 72 hrs in advance wi planned arr/dep time.
Traffic Pattern - Survl apch avbl Mon-Fri 2300-1300Z, not avbl wkend or hol. Exp overhead pat to Rwy 05R-23L, do not descend on downwind. Jet tactical and overhead at (alt 1800'). VFR rectangular pat (alt 1300') and aero club/copter maint 800'. Operations pr
Traffic Pattern - oh 1300-2100Z Mon-Fri, 1300Z Sat-2100Z Sun and Hol.
Transit Alert - 6 hr svc for tran exc AMC sked, Air Evac and SAM. No Tran Alert svc avbl btn 0600-0800L Mon, Wed, and Fri. Ctc Tran Alert DSN 634-1418 for apvl/coord of msn essential round robin flt, nml unable to support routine lcl round robin msn. USN a
Transit Alert - cft will be supported by AF Tran Alert and AMC Term. Req for dry ice must be made 5 duty days prior to demand, ctc DSN 634-3535, fax extn 3084. All USMC req PPR/svcg will coord wi Marine Wg Liaison Kadena DSN 632-6175. All USN acft on a sho
Transit Alert - rebased det req PPR/svcg will coord wi Fleet Activities Okinawa DSN 634-7077. Tran USN acft req PPR/svcg will coord wi Afld Management (AMOPS) at DSN 634-3118.

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