Atsugi Air Base - Atsugi Kichi

Japanese: 厚木基地 - あつぎきち

A common name for an air base used jointly by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy, which straddles Yamato City and Ayase City in Kanagawa Prefecture. The official name for the JMSDF is "JMSDF Atsugi Air Base" and for the US Navy is "Naval Air Facility Atsugi". The site area is approximately 5 million square meters. It was built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941. In 1945, after World War II, it was taken over by the US military, and in 1950 it became a US Navy air base. In 1971, part of the base and air traffic control rights were transferred from the US Navy to the JMSDF, and joint use began. Since 1973, it has also been used as a support base for carrier-based aircraft installed on US Navy aircraft carriers that are based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Since then, noise pollution in the surrounding area has become severe, and since 1976, local residents have filed three lawsuits against the government, seeking an injunction against aircraft flights and compensation for damages. In the 4th Atsugi Air Base Noise Lawsuit ruling in 2014, a request to stop nighttime flights of Self-Defense Force aircraft was upheld, the first such lawsuit in a nationwide base noise lawsuit.

(2014-05-23)

Source: Asahi Shimbun Publications About Chiekura Mini Information

Japanese:

神奈川県大和市と綾瀬市にまたがる、日本の海上自衛隊と米海軍が共同使用する航空基地の通称。正式名称は、海上自衛隊では｢海上自衛隊厚木航空基地｣、米海軍では｢Naval Air Facility Atsugi(海軍厚木航空施設)｣。敷地面積は約500万平方メートル。1941年、旧日本海軍が建設。第2次世界大戦後の45年、米軍に接収され、50年に米海軍の航空基地となった。71年、基地の一部と航空管制権が米海軍より海上自衛隊に移管され、共同使用を開始。73年からは、同県・横須賀を母港とする米海軍空母に搭載される艦載機の支援基地としても利用されている。以来、周辺地域の騒音被害が激しくなり、76年より周辺住民らが国に航空機の飛行差し止めや損害賠償を求めて3次にわたる訴訟を実施。2014年の第4次厚木基地騒音訴訟の判決で、全国の基地騒音訴訟では初となる自衛隊機の夜間飛行差し止め請求が認められた。

(2014-5-23)

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