is a

military air base An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...

of the

Japan Air Self-Defense Force The , , also informally referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warf ...

. It is located in Kakamigahara City, east of

Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...

in the

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

. It is home to the

Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum is an aviation museum located in Kakamigahara in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. It is at Gifu Air Field of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force The , , also informally referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the a ...

Units

* Air Defense Command ** Central Air Defense Force *** 4th Air Defence Missile Group **** 13th Fire Unit **** 15th Fire Unit * Air Development and Test Command ** Air Development and Test Wing * Air Material Command ** 2nd Air Depot

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Gifu Air Base
Airports in Japan Transport in Gifu Prefecture Japan Air Self-Defense Force bases Buildings and structures in Gifu Prefecture Kakamigahara, Gifu {{Gifu-geo-stub