Miho Airport

Miho-Yonago Airport 美保飛行場

IATA: YGJ – ICAO: RJOH
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Operator		JASDF
Serves		Yonago, Tottori, Japan
Elevation AMSL		11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		35°29′32″N 133°14′11″E / 35.49222°N 133.23639°E / 35.49222; 133.23639 (Miho-Yonago Airport)Coordinates: 35°29′32″N 133°14′11″E / 35.49222°N 133.23639°E / 35.49222; 133.23639 (Miho-Yonago Airport)
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
07/25	2,500	8,202	Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

Miho-Yonago Airport (美保飛行場) (IATA: YGJ, ICAO: RJOH), also known as Yonago Airport or Miho Air Base, is an airport serving Yonago, a city in the Tottori Prefecture of Japan. It is controlled by Japan Air Self-Defense Force and is jointly used by civil aviation, JASDF and Japan Coast Guard.

History

Japanese and US military use

The airport was built as an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force airfield during World War II, and was attacked by USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers during July 1945. After the war, the airfield was taken over by the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) in Japan. The Royal Australian Air Force No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron refurbished the airfield, and No. 77 Squadron was stationed at the airfield until 1950.

In December 1950, the United States Air Force 452d Bombardment Wing moved B-26 Invader light bombers to Miho Air Base. They moved to Pusan East (K-9) Air Base, South Korea in May 1951 for combat duty during the Korean War. The only other operational USAF unit to use the airfield was the 17th Bombardment Wing, which also flew B-26s from the field between October 1954 and March 1955 before returning to the United States.

Miho Air Base was used primarily as a radar station by the 618th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron beginning in December 1950, operating defensive radar sites as part of the air defense of Japan until May 1957. The 6135th Support Squadron maintained airfield facilities and a small ground station. The Air Weather Service 15th Weather Squadron also used the airfield, along with transient C-47 Skytrain transports carrying supplies and personnel. USAF units were withdrawn and Miho Air Base was returned to Japanese control in May 1957 as part of a general drawdown of American forces in Japan.

JASDF use

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has operated a number of transport aircraft from Miho Air Base including Curtiss C-46 Commando (1958), NAMC YS-11s (1969), Kawasaki C-1s (1979) and T-400s (1994).

The Japan Coast Guard established a base at Miho in 1978 and has operated Bell 212, Bell 412 (1996) and AgustaWestland AW139 (2009) helicopters and Bombardier DHC-8 (2011) fixed-wing aircraft there.

Civilian use

A passenger terminal was built at the airport in 1956 and scheduled service to Osaka International Airport began in 1958, followed by Tokyo Haneda Airport in 1964. The airport has also at various times had service to Nagoya (Chubu and Komaki), Sapporo (New Chitose), Kansai International Airport, Fukuoka and Oki.

A runway extension and terminal renovation were completed in 1996, and international service to Incheon International Airport (Seoul) began in 2001.

In summer 2013, the airport accommodated charter flights from Hong Kong on Hong Kong Airlines, bringing tourists to the surrounding San'in region as well as Osaka and Hiroshima. The flights reached load factors of 86.8% and were scheduled to resume in the winter tourist season.

Skymark Airlines has announced that it will begin service from Yonago to Narita and Kobe beginning in December 2013, followed by additional service to Haneda, Sapporo and Okinawa beginning in November 2014.

Access

The airport is connected to various locations by bus. Also, there is a railway line, the Sakai Line, which connects the airport with the Yonago Station and Sakaiminato Station.

Miho-Yonago Airport
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Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo-Haneda
All Nippon Airways operated by Air Central	Nagoya-Centrair [ends 31 October]
Asiana Airlines	Seoul-Incheon

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General Info
Country	Japan
ICAO ID	RJOH
Time	UTC+9
Latitude	35.492222 35° 29' 32.00" N
Longitude	133.236389 133° 14' 11.00" E
Elevation	20 feet 6 meters
Type	Joint (Civil and Military)
Magnetic Variation	007° W (01/06)
Beacon	Yes
Operating Agency	MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
Near City	Yonago
Island Group	Honshu I
Operating Hours	SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS

Communications
TWR	126.2 236.8 118.0 302.4
METRO Opr 2030-1130Z Mon-Fri, exc hol.	344.6
GND	118.0 275.8
APP/DEP DEP Opr 2200-1200Z, O/T 1 hr PN.	120.1 125.4 258.2 317.8
Communications Remarks
TWR	Rescue only 123.1x 247.0x.

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
07/25	6560 x 148 feet 1999 x 45 meters	ASPHALT	048FBXT	YES

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VORTAC	JEC	MIHO	114X	116.7	7.4 NM	115.8
VOR-DME	YVE	YONAGO	088X	114.1	At Field	-

Supplies/Equipment
Oil	O-156, MIL L 23699 (Synthetic Base)Turboprop/Turboshaft Engine
Other Fluids	LPHOX, Low pressure oxygen servicing LOX, Liquid oxygen servicing

Remarks
CAUTION	PJE blw 1500' til 2000Z exc Sat, Sun and hol.
FUEL	(NC-J4)
JASU	(C-2A), (C-3), (C-4)
LGT	PAPI Rwy 07 MEHT 61'; Rwy 25 MEHT 60'. Thld Lgts Rwy 07-25.
MISC	Rwy grooved.
OPR HOURS	Mil opr H24, Civ opr 2300-1200Z.
RSTD	Rwy 07-25 clsd btn 1300-2100Z dly until Aug 06, exc emerg.

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