Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
岩国飛行場
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan
A US Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules of VMGR-152 taxies to the runway at MCAS Iwakuni in 2014.
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Coordinates	34°08′42″N 132°14′39″E / 34.14500°N 132.24417°E / 34.14500; 132.24417
Type	Marine Corps Air Station
Site information
Owner	Various (leased by Government of Japan and made available to the US)
Operator	US Marine Corps (USMC) US Air Force (USAF) US Navy (USN) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
Controlled by	Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.mcasiwakuni.marines.mil
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Richard M. Rusnok, Jr.
Garrison	Marine Aircraft Group 12 (USMC) Carrier Air Wing 5 (USN) Fleet Air Wing 31 (JMSDF)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI, WMO: 477640
Elevation	3 metres (10 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 02/20 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) Concrete
Other airfield facilities	1x seaplane ramp and 1x V/STOL pad
Airfield shared with Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport. Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1]

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (岩国飛行場, Iwakuni hikōjō) (IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI) is a joint Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces and United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) southeast of Iwakuni Station^[1] in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.