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Chōfu Hikōjō is an airport located northwest
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In 1944 a number of concrete hangars were built to protect the aircraft from air attacks. Two of these are preserved in what is now a small park to the east of the current airport.
Occupied after the war by American forces, the airfield was briefly used as a base for Lockheed F-5 Lightning photo-reconnaissance aircraft of the 6th and 71st Reconnaissance Groups beginning in late September 1945, mapping the extent of wartime damage over Honshū. The mapping flights ended in January 1946, ending operational military use by the Americans. The USAAF saw no need for the facility, especially given its proximity to the densely populated urban area. It was turned over to the occupation government in 1946.
Chofu Airfield was returned to the Japanese government in 1972 as part of the Kanto Plain Consolidation Plan, under which several US military facilities in the Greater Tokyo Area were returned to Japan in exchange for upgrades to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. The nearby Kanto Mura military housing complex was returned to Japan in 1974. Public commercial air service began in 1979 with flights to Niijima.
The airport is also used by the national aeronautics and astronautics agency JAXA. JAXA's headquarters are also located in Chōfu. The Chōfu Aerospace Center serves as JAXA's primary research and development base. As a hub of aeronautical research and development in Japan, the center plays an important role in supporting and spearheading the growth of the Japanese aviation industry. JAXA Headquarters Office / Chofu Aerospace Center Retrieved March 29, 2017
As with most Japanese airports, Chōfu Airport has an observation deck which is located on the second floor of its terminal. In addition, there is a platform and a number of mounds located in nearby parks that also allow for the observation of Chōfu Airport.
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| Runs only in the midnight and one service |
| Runs only in the morning and three service |
| Runs only in the afternoon and two service |
| one service/1h, There is connecting discount that go via Mitakadai Station to Mitaka Station |
Besides, passengers who go Chofu Airport also can get off Osawa Community Center Bus stop．It takes about ten minutes from this bus stop to Chofu airport by foot．
| Musashi-Sakai Station |
| Chōfu Station (Tokyo) |
On August 10, 1980, a private plane crashed into the playground of Chōfu Junior High School after take-off, killing everyone on board. Police suspect engine trouble in fatal Chofu plane crash July 17, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved September 30, 2016 Accident report Retrieved September 30, 2016
On July 26, 2015, a Piper PA-46 Malibu piloted by Taishi Kawamura and carrying four passengers on board, crashed into a residential area just after take-off. Three people died in the crash, including the pilot, one of the passengers, and a woman on the ground. The other three passengers survived with injuries, as did two people on the ground. Witnesses on the ground reported that the engine made an abnormal sound as it flew over them. Several videos were uploaded to YouTube showing the airplane flying lower than usual after take-off. Three investigators from the Japan Transport Safety Board were soon dispatched to the accident site. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also launched an investigation, suspecting professional negligence resulting in injury and death. Initial investigative work revealed the airplane was involved in a landing incident at an airport in Hokkaido in October 2004. Several anomalies with the flight plan were also found. Media speculations suggested the engine or professional negligence as likely causes of the crash. ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178067 July 26 2015 Aviation Safety Network Retrieved March 15, 2017
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