Central Field (Iwo Jima)

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Central Field (Iwo Jima) Motoyama No. 2 Airfield No. 2
Part of Twentieth Air Force
P-51Ds of the 21st Fighter Group at Central Field Iwo Jima 1945, Note Mount Suribachi in the background.
Coordinates	24°47′05″N 141°19′27″E / 24.78472°N 141.32417°E / 24.78472; 141.32417
Type	Military airfield
Site information
Controlled by	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW)
Site history
Built	Prior to 1944
In use	1944–present

Iwo Jima Air Base Iwoto Field Iwoto Airport 硫黄島飛行場 Iōtō Hikōjō
IATA: IWO ICAO: RJAW
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defense, Japan
Operator	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Location	Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo
Elevation AMSL	388 ft / 118 m
Coordinates	24°47′03″N 141°19′21″E / 24.78417°N 141.32250°E / 24.78417; 141.32250
Map
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 2,650 8,694 Asphalt

Central Field or Iwo Jima Air Base (IATA: IWO, ICAO: RJAW) is a former World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Bonin Islands are part of Japan. Today, the base is the only airfield on the island, operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.