- Honda Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Honda Airport
nativename-a = ホンダエアポート
nativename-r = Honda eapōto
type = Private
operator = Honda Airways
location =Okegawa, Saitama ,Japan
elevation-f = 39
elevation-m = 12
website = [http://www.honda-air.co.jp/ www.honda-air.co.jp]
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 14/32
r1-length-m = 600
r1-length-f = 1,968
r1-surface = Paved
footnotes =nihongo|Honda Airport|ホンダエアポート|Honda eapōto is a private airfield in the town of Kawajima, Hiki District, and the city of Okegawa, both in
Saitama Prefecture ,Japan . Another name for it is Okegawa Airfield. The operator is Honda Airways, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.Data
The location of the airfield is 35°58'21" north latitude, 139°31'42" east longitude. The elevation is 11.9 m. Honda has a runway measuring 600 m long and 25 m wide. The airfield has an area of 59 ha. It operates from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or sunset).
Prior to World War II, the
Imperial Japanese Army developed the site and operated it as Kawataya Airfield. It was established as Honda Airfield in 1964, and received a license for aircraft to operate there in 1967. Helicopter operations commenced in 1975, and in 2003, theTochigi Prefecture disaster-prevention helicopter began operating there. Saitama Prefecture also operates at Honda.Honda Airways operates sightseeing, aerial photography and surveying, advertising and publicity flights.
The airfield also serves as a location for television dramas.
External links
* [http://www.honda-air.co.jp/ Honda Air] Web site (in Japanese)
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