Metabaru Air Field (目達原飛行場, Metabaru Hikōjō) (ICAO: RJDM) is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It is located at JGSDF Camp Metabaru (目達原駐屯地, Metabaru Chūtonchi), in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Metabaru Air Field 目達原駐屯地 Metabaru Hikōjō | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | ||||||||||
Location | JGSDF Camp Metabaru, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 53 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°19′31″N 130°24′49″E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan[1] |
On February 5, 2018 an AH-64D Apache of the JGSDF helicopter based at Metabaru crashed in nearby Kanzaki, Saga. Both crew members were killed in the crash, a local person was injured and a house was destroyed.[2][3][4][5]
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