Iruma Air Base (入間基地, Iruma-kichi?) (ICAO: RJTJ) is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base located in the city of Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, north of western Tokyo, Japan.
Formerly the airfield for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy, Iruma Air Base is currently home to the Air Defense Command Headquarters Flight Group. Aircraft located at the base include the U-4, YS-11EA, YS-11EB, T-4, and EC-1.
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