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Japan Air Self-Defense Force airfield in eastern Hokkaido.
Location
Betsukai, Japan
JASDF Kenebetsu Airfield (ICAO: RJCS) is a military airfield operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, located near Betsukai in the Nemuro Subprefecture of eastern Hokkaido, Japan. The facility serves as a JASDF installation and is not open to civilian commercial air traffic.
The airfield is situated in a sparsely populated, primarily agricultural region of Hokkaido, close to the Shiretoko Peninsula area. Its strategic location in northeastern Japan reflects Japan's defense posture in the region near the disputed Northern Territories.
Notable facts
- ›Operated exclusively by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
- ›Located in Betsukai, Nemuro Subprefecture, eastern Hokkaido.
- ›No IATA code assigned, as it handles no scheduled civilian traffic.
- ›Situated in one of Japan's most remote and sparsely populated regions.
- ›Proximity to the disputed Northern Territories gives the base strategic significance.
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