Airports / Japan / RJTL
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Narita International Airport (NRT) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Matsudo, Japan, JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base (RJTL) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 98 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list RJTL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Narita International Airport (NRT, 18 nm), Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, 19 nm), and JGSDF Kisarazu Airfield (RJTK, 25 nm).
Trip costs from RJTL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RJTL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RJTL
IATA
—
FAA / Local
RJTL
Elevation
98 ft
Coordinates
35.7989° N · 140.0110° 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 98 ft, RJTL sits lower than 50% 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.
- 18nmNRTNarita International AirportNarita
- 19nmHNDTokyo Haneda International AirportTokyo
- 25nmRJTKJGSDF Kisarazu AirfieldKisarazu
- 25nmRJTFChofu AirportChofu
- 29nmRJTJIruma Air BaseSayama
- 30nmIBRIbaraki AirportOmitama
Location
Open the full mapRJTL · JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base · Matsudo, Japan