is a privately owned airfield in the city Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki,

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. The airport was opened on November 11, 1969, as a private venture by

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. Although there are no scheduled flights, it is a base for light aircraft and pilot training. Due to its proximity to

Narita International Airport Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...

, the airspace around the airport is under traffic control by Narita, and there are certain restrictions on operations. The runway is also used as a

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course. The airport contains the headquarters of

New Central Airservice is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Ryūgasaki Airfield in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It operates domestic services and its main base is Chōfu Airport, Tokyo. Destinations The airline operates flights from Chō ...

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