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Outline of Yokohama Heliport
Last update date October 18, 2022
Organization of Yokohama Heliport
The Yokohama Heliport has aviation department that performs aircraft operation, aviation rescue operation and training, and a maintenance department that provides aircraft and rescue equipment.
These two departments focus on firefighting activities such as fire fighting, rescue, and first aid, and also provide wide-area support activities for large-scale disasters that occur throughout the country.
Organizational chart of Yokohama Heliport
Ayumi of Yokohama Heliport
| Years | Article |
|---|---|
| May 1, 1979 | Aviation squad will be set up in the Security Division of the Security Department. |
| December 1, 1979 | Secure installation location for Yokohama heliport |
| April 1, 1980 | Operation of Unit 1 (SA365C1 type) |
| April 6, 1981 | Air rescuers are assigned to each fire department |
| February 9, 1982 | Participated in the crash of Japan Airlines plane Haneda Airport |
| March 13, 1982 | Completion of Yokohama Heliport |
| April 1, 1982 | "Yokohama Heliport" was established as a department due to organizational reform (control, aviation department, and maintenance departments were established). |
| April 1, 1983 | Operation of Unit 2 (SA365N type) |
| April 1, 1983 | Started operation of helicopter TV equipment |
| May 30, 1986 | Establishment of wide-area aviation firefighting support implementation guidelines in the event of a large-scale special disaster |
| May 1, 1988 | Due to the organizational reform, it will become two departments, air traffic control departments and maintenance departments. |
| From January 17, 1995 to February 4, 1995 | Participated in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| April 1, 1995 | No. 1 (Hamachidori 1) Renewal operation started (AS365N2) |
| July 6, 1996 | Operation of one aircraft such as holidays |
| August 12, 1996 | Started construction project for heliport earthquake countermeasures (pron liquefaction prevention work in apron) |
| May 13, 1997 | Two 10 kl tanks were added to the refueling facilities, increasing total storage capacity to 40 kl. |
| October 3, 1997 | Completed construction project for heliport earthquake countermeasures (pron liquefaction prevention work in apron) |
| April 1, 1998 | No. 2 (Hamachidori 2) Renewal operation started (AS365N2) |
| January 17, 1999 | Implementation of night standby system |
| April 26, 1999 | Former Unit 1 (first unit) exhibited and preserved in Yokohama Heliport |
| From October 28 to 30, 2004 | Participated in the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake |
| December 20, 2007 | Completed removal of hangar asbestos |
| From June 14 to 17, 2008 | Participated in the Iwate Miyagi Inland Earthquake |
| From March 11 to 31, 2011 | Participated in the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| From July 30 to August 1, 2011 | Participated in Niigata and Fukushima heavy rain |
| July 1, 2013 | No. 1 (Hamachidori 1) Renewal operation started (AW139 type) |
| From October 16 to 31, 2013 | Participated in Oshima-cho, Tokyo due to landslide disaster caused by Typhoon No. 26 |
| June 4, 2015 | Unit 2 (Hamachidori 2) Renewal operation started (AW139 type) |
| December 18, 2015 | Construction of new hangars |
| April 1, 2016 | As a result of the organizational reform, the air traffic control department to aviation department |
| April 14, 2016 | Participated in an earthquake centered on the Kumamoto region of Kumamoto Prefecture |
| August 31, 2016 | Participated in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture due to flood damage caused by Typhoon No.10 |
| May 6, 2017 | Participated in a forest fire in Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
| December 18, 2017 | Participated in a forest fire in Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| January 4, 2018 | Participated in a forest fire in Nishitama-gun, Tokyo |
| July 8, 2018 | Participated in Ehime Prefecture due to damage caused by heavy rain disaster in July 2018 |
| From September 6 to 9, 2018 | Participated in the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake |
| March 29, 2019 | Participated in a forest fire in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| May 28, 2019 | Participated in a forest fire in Nishitama-gun, Tokyo |
| From February 24 to March 1, 2021 | Participated in a forest fire in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture |
Time required from the heliport
Everywhere in Yokohama, you will arrive within 8 minutes after taking off from Yokohama Heliport.
Activities of City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau Air Fire Brigade
The City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau Air Fire Brigade uses two helicopters to respond to various disasters that occur in Yokohama.
We also carry out support participation both inside and outside the prefecture.
| Total | ①Disaster Operations | ②Training Services | ③Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | Time | Number of cases | Time | Number of cases | Time | Number of cases | Time | |||
| 71 | 47:17 |
330 | 383：23 | 43 |
34:45 |
444 | 465：25 |
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| ①Disaster Operations | In the city | Outside of the city | Total disaster | |||||||
| Disaster subtotal | 62 | 32:12 | 9 | 15:05 | 71 | 47:17 | ||||
| Types | Fire | 56 | 28:39 | 0 | 0:00 | 56 | 28:39 | |||
| (Breakdown) Building 56 | (Breakdown) 0 | |||||||||
| Rescue | 4 | 1:30 | 9 | 15:05 | 13 | 16:35 | ||||
| (Breakdown) Flood water 1 Other 3 | (Breakdown) Flood water 2 Mountain 7 | |||||||||
| Emergency services | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | ||||
| Others | 2 | 2:03 | 0 | 0:00 | 2 | 2:03 | ||||
| ②Training Services | Self-Defense Force training | Wide-area support training | Other Total Training | Total training | ||||||
| 281 | 318：27 | 20 | 30:10 | 29 | 34:46 | 330 | 383：23 | |||
| ③Others | Surveys | Testing and inspection | Others | Other Total | ||||||
| 0 | 0:00 | 13 | 11:35 | 30 |
23:10 | 43 | 34:45 | |||
For inquiries to this page
Report to Fire Bureau Yokohama
Phone: 045-784-0119
Phone: 045-784-0119
Fax: 045-784-0116
Email address: sy-kouku@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 659-497-701
