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==Access== |
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The airport is connected to various locations by bus. Also, there is a [[rail transport|railway]] line, the [[Sakai Line]], which connects the airport with the [[Yonago Station]] and [[Sakaiminato Station]]. |
The airport is connected to various locations by bus. Also, there is a [[rail transport|railway]] line, the [[Sakai Line]], which connects the airport with the [[Yonago Station]] and [[Sakaiminato Station]]. |
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==History== |
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Built as a [[World War II]] [[Imperial Japanese Army Air Force]] airfield; it was attacked by [[USAAF]] [[B-24 Liberator]] very long range bombers only once at the end of the war 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]] (RAAF) refurbished the airfield and later the No 77 Squadron was stationed at the airfield until 1950. |
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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 AB (K-9), 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 – March 1955 before returning to the United States. |
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Miho AB, however was used primary 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 the 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. |
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USAF units were withdrawn and Miho Airport was returned to Japanese control in May 1957 as part of a general drawdown of American forces in Japan. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Miho-Yonago Airport 美保飛行場 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo-Haneda |
| All Nippon Airways operated by Air Central | Nagoya-Centrair [ends 31 October] |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon |
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.
History
Built as a World War II Imperial Japanese Army Air Force airfield; it was attacked by USAAF B-24 Liberator very long range bombers only once at the end of the war 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 (RAAF) refurbished the airfield and later the 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 AB (K-9), 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 – March 1955 before returning to the United States.
Miho AB, however was used primary 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 the 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 Airport was returned to Japanese control in May 1957 as part of a general drawdown of American forces in Japan.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
- Template:PDFlink
- Miho-Yonago Airport info and photos at AOPA Japan
- Current weather for RJOH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for YGJ at Aviation Safety Network
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