Kadena U.S. Air Force Base (DNA/RODN)
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World / Japan / Okinawa
military airbase, United States Air Force
www.kadena.af.mil/
Kadena Air Base is the hub of airpower in the Pacific, and home to the Air Force's largest combat wing -- the 18th Wing -- and a variety of associate units. Nearly 18,000 Americans and more than 4,000 Japanese employees and contractors work at Kadena. The base's estimated economic impact upon Okinawa's economy is more than US$700 million annually.
Kadena Air Base is the hub of airpower in the Pacific, and home to the Air Force's largest combat wing -- the 18th Wing -- and a variety of associate units. Nearly 18,000 Americans and more than 4,000 Japanese employees and contractors work at Kadena. The base's estimated economic impact upon Okinawa's economy is more than US$700 million annually.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base
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Coordinates: 26°20'52"N 127°46'29"E
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- Runway 05/23 0.9 km
- Fuel Depot 1 km
- Runway 05L/23R 1.3 km
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