Release number: 09-027
December 28, 2009
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan - Beginning Jan. 10, the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma will undergo necessary routine maintenance for an estimated three-month period, during which time all fixed-wing aircraft operations will cease.
Futenma's runway will be closed to all fixed-wing aircraft Jan. 10 through approximately April, and those fixed-wing aircraft will temporarily operate out of Kadena Air Base. Rotary-wing aircraft will continue operations at MCAS Futenma during this period.
The fixed-wing aircraft that will be temporarily moving to Kadena Air Base are KC-130, UC-35 and UC-12 aircraft.
The runway repairs will include rubber removal, sealing concrete joints, repair or replacement of concrete sections, re-grooving and repainting.
These repairs are a part of routine but necessary maintenance needed due to typical degradation of the runway over time and daily use. It is important that the runway is maintained in order to ensure the safety of future operations at the air station.
The temporary movement of Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft from MCAS Futenma to Kadena Air Base in no way supports or implies the feasibility of consolidating Futenma aviation operations at Kadena Air Base.
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