Futenma Air Station

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Futenma Air Station is a major United States Marine Corps air base located in the densely populated city of Ginowan on Japan’s Okinawa Island, long at the center of local controversy over noise, safety, and the American military presence.

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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma 5
Futenma Air Station canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps installation
military air base
airfieldType military
controlledBy U.S. Forces Japan
surface form: United States Forces Japan

United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
controversyDuration decades-long local opposition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
garrison 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
III Marine Expeditionary Force
governedByAgreement U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement
hasFixedWingOperations yes
hasHelicopterOperations yes
hasRunway single main runway
hostsUnit Marine Air Control Group 18
Marine Aircraft Group 36
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron
surface form: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36

Marine Wing Support Squadron 172
IATACode FUT
ICAOCode ROTM
issue aircraft noise pollution
debate over American military presence in Okinawa
flight safety concerns
land use controversy
opposition from local residents
locatedInCountry Japan
locatedInPrefecture Okinawa Prefecture
locatedOn Okinawa Island
location Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
near East China Sea
Naha
nearbyFacility Okinawa International University
notableAccident 2004 helicopter crash at Okinawa International University
opened World War II era
operator United States Marine Corps
partOf United States–Japan security alliance
surface form: United States–Japan security arrangements
plannedRelocationTo Camp Schwab, Henoko, Nago, Okinawa
primaryUsers 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
relocationAgreementBetween Japan
United States of America
surface form: United States
runwaySurface asphalt
situatedIn densely populated urban area
strategicRole forward deployment base for Marine aviation units
support of U.S. Marine Corps operations in the Asia–Pacific region
subjectOf Japan–United States base relocation negotiations
anti-base protests in Okinawa
surroundedBy residential neighborhoods
timezone Japan Standard Time
usedBy United States Marine Corps aviation units
surface form: United States Marine Corps Aviation

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Okinawa Prefecture hasMajorUSBase Futenma Air Station
Marine Corps Installations Pacific responsibleFor Futenma Air Station
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
1st Marine Aircraft Wing garrison Futenma Air Station
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
MCIPAC oversees Futenma Air Station
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Marine Aircraft Group 36 garrison Futenma Air Station
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Marine Air Control Group 18 garrison Futenma Air Station
this entity surface form: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma