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517:8 September
495:8 September
460:8 September
329:, 2.7
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132:Coordinates
113:Kasumigaura
1639:Categories
1469:Statistics
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1318:Kasuminome
1288:Matsushima
1192:Makurazaki
1051:Okinoerabu
986:Miyakejima
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785:Kitakyushu
574:Major hubs
419:References
142:36°02′05″N
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1353:Shizuhama
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454:"駐屯地の沿革"
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363:Jüterbog
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109:Location
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86:Military
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1438:Defunct
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702:Komatsu
581:Fukuoka
387:LZ 127
349:History
227:Length
211:Runways
115:, Japan
78:Summary
1455:Kokura
1393:Yokota
1388:Yakumo
1378:Tsuiki
1308:Kadena
1298:Misawa
1283:Kanoya
1238:Atsugi
1233:Ashiya
1096:Tarama
1091:Tajima
1086:Shonai
1061:Oshima
991:Miyako
981:Misawa
931:Kerama
901:Iejima
778:Kyushu
717:Toyama
670:Sendai
665:Aomori
653:Tōhoku
367:LZ-17
316:霞ヶ浦駐屯地
286:霞ヶ浦飛行場
249:1,804
243:06/24
100:
29:霞ヶ浦飛行場
1424:Tokyo
1343:Ozuki
1278:Iruma
1223:Akeno
1187:Kōnan
1177:Honda
1167:Fukui
1151:Yoron
1066:Rebun
1036:Ojika
936:Kikai
921:Izumo
916:Iwami
881:Fukue
871:Chofu
866:Amami
856:Aguni
759:Kōchi
695:Chūbu
679:Kantō
660:Akita
378:curry
361:from
343:Japan
1596:stub
1543:stub
1268:Hōfu
1253:Gifu
1076:Sado
1026:Noto
946:Kobe
800:Saga
795:Oita
591:Naha
519:2015
497:2015
462:2015
301:RJAK
297:ICAO
246:550
194:RJAK
122:AMSL
68:RJAK
64:ICAO
57:none
53:IATA
1207:Yao
1046:Oki
906:Iki
337:in
269:at
267:AIP
253:Sod
238:ft
170:Map
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445:^
427:^
380:.
345:.
341:,
331:NM
319:,
299::
295:,
289:,
235:m
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1620:t
1613:v
1602:.
1574:e
1567:t
1560:v
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552:e
545:t
538:v
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