Japan Airshow Dates 2009

[Uni]

Hi Dino,

It is the annual exerecise "So-Ka-En"（Fuji Sogo Karyoku Ensyu, Total fire-power exercise at Mt. Fuji)、held at Higashi-Fuji(Eastern Fuji) training area at Gotemba city, Shizuoka pref.
Attend at about 200 vehicles, 30 a/cs(F-2, C-130 and choppers), 30-70 cannons, 1,500-2,000 soldiers and 4-60,000 visitors.

JGSDF held this one-month-long exerecise every Augst and they show us their live-firing demonstration at the last week-end of it.　The "So-Ka-En" means this one-month-long exerecise indeed, but for us(or usually), it means only the public show.
Min. Def. Japan collects public subscription in late July, but it is very difficult to get the entrance ticket.

Please use these Japanese terms for your further search; 　"総合火力演習" or "総火演"

[Uni]

28 Nov. JASDF Kasuga O.H. (Date changed!), 0930-1500.
There is no R/W, so no a/cs.(Only three gate guardians, T-33A, F-86F, and F-1)

5 to 11 Nov. JSDF's joint exrecise starts all over Japan.
Attend at 41,800 personnel, 1,170 vehicles, 300 a/cs and 6 ships.
I do not have any other infos., sorry.

[dinovandoorn]

arigato Uni for your answer

[Uni]

14-20 Nov. JASDF Komatsu A.B., JASDF/USAF/USMC joint exercise.
Attend at;
JASDF: 8* F-15 of 6wing(Komatsu)
USAF: 5* F-16 of 35FW(Misawa)
USMC: 7* FA-18 of MAG-12(Iwakuni)

No exercise on Sat. and Sun..

[Marco DeG]

Hello Uni,

Do you know if they will fly from their homebases or fly from Komatsu?
I will leave for Japan next saturday.....

Thanks,
Marco

[Uni]

Hi Marco,
I'm sorry, I have no infos.
I think they will come to Komatsu in the morning of the first-day,
and return to their home base at the last day morning.

[Marco DeG]

Hi Uni,

Okay thanks!

Ciao,
Marco

[Uni]

29 Nov. JASDF Tsuiki O.H. 0800-1430.
Flight schedule;
0730-0815 Opening fly-by. 1* F-2, 1* F-15, 1* T-4
0825-0845 Rescue demo 1*U-125A, 1*UH-60J
0850-0905 AH-1S
0915-0930 F-4EJkai(301sqn.)
0940-1000 3* F-15s
1000-1030 Re-loading/re-start/taxi-out demo (maybe one or two F-15, no take off)
1035-1055 2*F-2
1140-1200 2*F-2 Ground attack demo
1210-1230 4* T-4 fly-by
1300-1330 4*F-2, 5*F-15 Formation fly-by
1340-1500 Blue Impulse

Static: as usual.(F-2, F-4, F15, T-4 ,T-7, T-400, E-2C, C-1 and/or C-130, YS-11,
U-125A, UH-60J, AH-1, UH-1, OH-1or/and OH-6, a few US a/cs)

Note;
No stepladder. No car parking in/around the base.
I do not have any info. about their practice date.
But they often set such a schedules as follows;
Tue. Flight demo training finish(it starts about 10-14 days before the O.H.)
Wed. The day for the total rehearsal.(Less flight trainings)
Thu. The day for spare.(Less flight trainings)
Fri. The static A/Cs arrival day. (Usually no flight training.)
Sat. No flight except the Blue Impulse.
Sun. The openhouse day
Mon. No flight training.

[Uni]

27 Nov. 1500-1540 Blue Impulse rehearsal at Tsuiki
28 Nov. 1110-1150 Blue Impluse rehearsal at Tsuiki(maybe spare day)

This info. from the Japanese NOTAM. Please see this URL;
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[Uni]

6 Dec. JASDF Nyutabaru O.H. 0700(gate open)-1500
Flight;
0745-0900 Opening fly-by, 2* UH-60, 2* U-125, 2* F-4EJkai, 2*F-15, 3* F-15, 2*T-4
0925-0940 Ground attack, 4*F-4EJkai
0945-1000 1*F-2(6sqn.)
1005-1020 2* F15(AGRS)
1030-1050 Rescue demo, 1*U-125A, 1*UH-60J
1155-1110 2*F-4EJkai(301sqn.)
1115-1130 1*F-15DJ(23sqn.)
1315-1355 Blue Impulse
1400-1445 Para.-drop from C-1

Static;
JASDF: C-1, C-130H, F-2, F-4, RF-4E, F-15, E-2C, T-4, T-7, T-400, YS-11, U-4, CH-47, UH-60J
JMSDF: P-3C, SH-60J
JGSDF: UH-1, OH-1, AH-1S, OH-6D
US: 2*F/A-18, 2*AV-6B

Shuttle bus:
From Miyazaki city, 0600-, 15min.each, ride 60min.,1,000JPY for single way.
From Takanabe station 0640-, 10-20min each, ride 20-30min., 450JPY for single way.
(JR Miyazaki 0602---Exp. Nichirin No.2---0621 JR Takanabe. 540JPY + Exp.fee 600JPY)

Car:
Car parking area is a few km far from the airbase.(See the star mark)
Please use the shuttle bus from there(about 600 JPY for the return ticket)
The map of the car park;
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/nyutabaru/pdf/tizu.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Uni]

During the Tsuiki O.H., F-15J 52-8956/304sqn. lost her left horizontal stabilizer's front edge and broke her left rudder. No one was injured.

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A few days before it, a F-15 of the 2Wing(Chitose) lost its left afterburner during the training.

All the F-15 sqn. will be a bit silent because of the special inspection.

[Motty]

G'day Uni,

Thank you again for your help and information for my last trip to Japan in November. It was very helpful.

Do you (or anyone else) have any information about shows in Japan during the end of January or first half of February?

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

Hi, Motty,
Sorry, no airshows in Japan.
It is the coldest season in Japan!!

[Motty]

Thanks Uni.

I thought that might be so but I noticed a show listed on the Scramble air show listing for January 10 so I wonderd if there might be more.

Would the JASDF still be flyinh during this time?

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

13 Dec. JASDF Naha O.H., 1000-1500

Flight;
0955-1010 F-15 and T-4 opening fly-by(*).
1025- F-15 fly-by(*)
1030-1140 F-15 Re-loading demo
1050-1130 UH-60(JASDF and JGSDF) , and CH-47 fly-by(*)
1105-1120 P-3C Demo(*)
1305-1330 F-15 Demo
1400-1440 Blue Impulse

*Because of the heavy traffic of the Naha airport, they will make only one or two fly-by(s).

Static;
F-2, F-4, F-15, T-4, T-400, C-1, C-130, E-2C, U-4, U-125A, YS-11, P-3C, LR-1/2, UH-60J and CH-47J. No US a/cs.