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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)

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🇯🇵 Chitose, Japan

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

Sun 6 Sep
8:45Opening ceremony
9:05Flying display begins — training and formation flights by the base's fighter, transport and rescue units
11:15F-15 aerobatic display
12:15Blue Impulse aerobatic display
13:10Blue Impulse fan-service flypast

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 calendar

Tourism board

Chitose Tourism Association - event listing

Programme

2026 Flight & Event Schedule (PDF)

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