Kadena Air Base

IATA DNAICAO RODNLarge airport

Kadena Air Base is a large airport near Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is listed as IATA DNA and ICAO RODN. The airport is located at 26.3517° / 127.7694° at an elevation of 44 m (143 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,688 m. The nearest airport is Lester Helo Pad Nº 2, 3.9 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Kadena Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Kadena Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`DNA`
ICAO code	`RODN`
Identifier	`RODN`
Type	Large airport
City	Okinawa
Region	Okinawa Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	26.35167, 127.76944
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	26° 21′ 06.00″ N 127° 46′ 10.00″ E
Elevation	44 m (143 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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