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Tokushima Awaodori Airport, also known as JMSDF Tokushima Air Base, is a joint civil-military aerodrome on the northern coast of Shikoku in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It offers a single long, hard-surfaced runway equipped with an ILS, making it a straightforward and well-equipped destination for a simulated approach into western Japan.
Tokushima Awaodori Airport shares its site with JMSDF Tokushima Air Base, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force facility, giving the field a dual civil and military character. It sits on Shikoku, serving the city of Tokushima, and carries the IATA code TKS. For a sim pilot, the combination of a single very long runway, an ILS approach and mixed civil/military traffic makes it a distinctive stop on a Japan itinerary.
The airfield lies at Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, on the Pacific coast of Shikoku, close to the Kii Channel. As a joint-use base with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operations, pilots should expect a mix of civil airline and military traffic in the vicinity.
The airfield has one physical runway, 11/29, a hard-surfaced strip of roughly 8150 feet, lit for night operations. Runway 29 is equipped with an ILS, giving a precision approach onto the field; runway 11 serves as the reciprocal, non-precision direction.
Published frequencies for the field are Approach on 124 MHz, ATIS on 24.68 MHz, Departure on 120.1 MHz and Tower on 118 MHz. Runway 29 offers an ILS approach for instrument arrivals.
Tokushima Awaodori Airport continues to operate as a joint civil and military facility, hosting airline services alongside its role as JMSDF Tokushima Air Base. The long, ILS-equipped runway supports both scheduled civil flights and maritime patrol operations.
