MCAS Iwakuni

Iwakuni , Honshu

japan Japan










Satellite and aerial maps of MCAS Iwakuni with nearby locations

岩国市道昭和町藤生線, 車町三丁目, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 740-0026, Japan

Nearby locationsKmBearing
Hiroshima-Nishi , Hiroshima 29.7033RJBH
Kure , Honshu 30.3071JPKRE
Kure Shipyard (IHI) , Honshu 30.9071
Matsuyama , Ehime 55.4129RJOM
Hofu - kita , Honshu 64.5259RJOF
Hiroshima , Honshu 70.7062RJOA



  MCAS Iwakuni


1950 to present

34° 8' 36.96'' N     132° 14' 9.57'' E
Iwakuni, Japan, Iwakuni, Honshu
ICAO: RJOI IATA:
Elevation: 10 feet





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  List of units at MCAS Iwakuni




Years Unit
111 KokutaiMCH-101, EH101 Mk.518 , S-80M-1, kv-107iia-3, kv-107ii-3,





  MCAS Iwakuni News


Helicopter Refuels and Resupplies F-35

Helicopter Refuels and Resupplies F-35

10-Feb-19 - 1st Marine Aircraft Wing training in Okinawa Japan demonstrated capability of refuel and rearm a F-35B V/STOL jet from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter #refueling
Ospreys Continue Earthquake Relief Efforts

Ospreys Continue Earthquake Relief Efforts

23-Apr-16 - US Marines Ospreys from VMM-265 based at Okinawa joined Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) in their fifth day of disaster relief operations after the earthquakes
MV-22 Ospreys arrive at MCAS Iwakuni

MV-22 Ospreys arrive at MCAS Iwakuni

23-Jul-12 - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - By Lance Cpl. Benjamin Pryer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni - Twelve MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were off-loaded from a civilian cargo ship at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, today. This marks the first deployment of the MV-22 to Japan.



List of aircraft and events at MCAS Iwakuni


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1979 USMC CH-46A Sea Knight 150951

1984 USMC CH-46A Sea Knight 152528

2000-oct-10 CH-46A Sea Knight 150951

2001-oct USN CH-46A Sea Knight 150951

2007-may HSC-25 MH-60S 166292

2010-may-05 USN MH-53E 164771

2011-sep-29 MCH-101 8655 delJMSDF MCH-101 8655

2012-sep-24 VMM-265 MV-22B 168220
2012-sep-24 VMM-265 MV-22B 168223

2013-jul-30 HMM-262 MV-22B 168017

2014-feb-24 VMM-262 /ET-09 MV-22B 168237
2014-feb-24 VMM-262 /ET-07 MV-22B 168240
2014-feb-24 VMM-262 MV-22B 168288
2014-jun-27 mishapVMM-262 MV-22B 168014

2017-aug-17 accidentJMSDF CH-101 8193
2017-aug-18 JMSDF Shirase (2008) class AGB 5003 JDS Shirase

2020-may-08 JGSDF MV-22B 91705

2023-nov-29 accident21st SOS /GUNDAM 22 CV-22B 10-0054
2023-nov-29 accident7th SOS /GUNDAM 22 CV-22B 12-0065

2024-aug-03 incidentHM-15 /TB-20 MH-53E 164767



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