Chitose Air Base Air Festival
Known locally as 令和8年度千歳基地航空祭「千歳のまちの航空祭」 (Chitose Air Base Air Festival)
The last edition has finished and the organiser has not yet published dates for the next one. Going by previous years, expect it around early September 2027 — but that is our projection, not an announcement, and nothing is settled until the organiser publishes the dates. Check with the organiser before you travel: mod.go.jp.
About
The annual open day at JASDF Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, which shares its runways with New Chitose Airport and hosts two squadrons of F-15 interceptors as well as the government's VIP transport fleet. The programme centres on F-15 tactical flying and static displays of the base's aircraft, and the 2026 edition carries a display by the Blue Impulse aerobatic team. Entry to JASDF air festivals is free.
Programme
The programme for the next edition hasn’t been published yet. It goes up here as soon as the organiser releases it.
Getting there
Entry is free, as with all JASDF air festivals. The base is adjacent to New Chitose Airport, reachable by JR to Minami-Chitose or New Chitose Airport Station; neither the base nor the Chitose Tourism Association has published shuttle-bus or parking arrangements for 2026 as of this run.
Links
Official
JASDF - official events calendarTourism board
Chitose Tourism Association - event listingStay nearby
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