Airports / Japan / IWO
Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase
RJAW / IWOOgasawara, JapanELEV 384 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
507 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hachijojima Airport (HAC).
Overview
Located in Ogasawara, Japan, Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase (RJAW / IWO) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 384 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list IWO as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hachijojima Airport (HAC, 507 nm), Kitadaito Airport (KTD, 547 nm), and Minamidaito Airport (MMD, 550 nm).
Trip costs from IWO are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Iwo Jima Airport and Central Field. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IWO to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJAW
IATA
IWO
FAA / Local
RJAW
Elevation
384 ft
Coordinates
24.7842° N · 141.3226° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Japan fields
state range 6–2,182 ft
At 384 ft, IWO sits higher than 85% of the 107 Japan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 507nmHACHachijojima AirportHachijojima
- 547nmKTDKitadaito AirportKitadaitōjima
- 550nmMMDMinamidaito AirportMinamidaito
- 565nmMYEMiyakejima AirportMiyakejima
- 609nmOIMOshima AirportIzu Oshima
- 617nmSHMNanki Shirahama AirportShirahama
Location
Open the full mapRJAW · Ioto (Iwo Jima) Airbase · Ogasawara, Japan