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Overview of Yokohama Heliport
Last Updated October 18, 2022
Organization of Yokohama Heliport
The Yokohama Heliport has an aviation department that conducts aircraft operation, aviation rescue activities and training, and a maintenance department that maintains aircraft and rescue equipment.
These two departments focus on firefighting activities such as firefighting, rescue, and first aid, and also provide wide-area support for large-scale disasters that occur throughout the country.
Organization Map of Yokohama Heliport
Ayumi of Yokohama Heliport
| Year | Article |
|---|---|
| May 1, 1979 | An air squadron will be set up in the Security Division of the Defense Department. |
| December 1, 1979 | Securing locations for Yokohama Heliports |
| April 1, 1980 | Operation of Unit 1 (SA365C1 type) |
| April 6, 1981 | Air rescue workers are assigned to each fire department. |
| February 9, 1982 | Participated in a crash off Haneda, Japan Airlines plane |
| March 13, 1982 | Completion of Yokohama Heliport |
| April 1, 1982 | "Yokohama Heliport" was established as a department due to organizational reform (communication department, aviation department, and maintenance department were established). |
| April 1, 1983 | Operation of Unit 2 (SA365N type) |
| April 1, 1983 | Start of 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 | As a result of organizational reform, the Air Control Department and Maintenance Department will be established. |
| January 17 to February 4, 1995 | Participated in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| April 1, 1995 | Unit 1 (Hamachidori 1) Renewal operation started (AS365N2 type) |
| July 6, 1996 | Execution of one aircraft operation system for holidays |
| August 12, 1996 | Heliport earthquake countermeasure maintenance project (prevention of liquefaction in apron) started |
| May 13, 1997 | Two 10kl tanks were added to the refueling facility to increase the total storage capacity to 40kl. |
| October 3, 1997 | Completion of heliport earthquake countermeasure maintenance project (prevention of liquefaction in apron) |
| April 1, 1998 | Unit 2 (Hamachidori 2) Renewal operation started (AS365N2 type) |
| January 17, 1999 | Implemented night standby system |
| April 26, 1999 | Exhibited and preserved in the former No. 1 (first model) Yokohama Heliport |
| From October 28 to 30, 2004 | Participated in the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake |
| December 20, 2007 | Completion of hangar asbestos removal work |
| June 14 to 17, 2008 | Participated in Iwate Prefecture 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 heavy rains in Niigata and Fukushima |
| July 1, 2013 | Unit 1 (Hamachidori 1) Renewal operation started (AW139 type) |
| From October 16 to 31, 2013 | Participated in Oshima-cho, Tokyo due to a landslide caused by Typhoon No. 26 disaster |
| June 4, 2015 | Unit 2 (Hamachidori 2) Renewal operation started (AW139 type) |
| December 18, 2015 | Completion of new hangar |
| April 1, 2016 | As a result of organizational reform, the Air Control Department will be changed to the 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 disaster |
| May 6, 2017 | Participated in forest fire in Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture |
| December 18, 2017 | Participated in a forest fire in Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| January 4, 2018 | Participated in forest fire in Nishitama-gun, Tokyo |
| July 8, 2018 | Participated in Ehime Prefecture due to the damage caused by the heavy rain disaster in July 2018 |
| September 6-9, 2018 | Participated in the Eastern Hokkaido Iburi Earthquake Disaster |
| March 29, 2019 | Participated in forest fire in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| May 28, 2019 | Participated in forest fire in Nishitama-gun, Tokyo |
| From February 24 to March 1, 2021 | Participated in forest fire in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture |
Time required from the heliport
You will arrive everywhere in Yokohama within 8 minutes after taking off the Yokohama Heliport.
Activities of the City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau Air Corps
The City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau Air Corps 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 | 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 | City | Outside the city | Total disaster | |||||||
| Disaster subtotal | 62 | 32:12 | 9 | 15:05 | 71 | 47:17 | ||||
| Type | 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) Water shortage 1 Others 3 | (Breakdown) Water shortage 2 mountains 7 | |||||||||
| Emergency services | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | ||||
| Others | 2 | 2:03 | 0 | 0:00 | 2 | 2:03 | ||||
| ②Training | Self-defense training | Wide-area support training | Other Total Training | Total training | ||||||
| 281 | 318：27 | 20 | 30:10 | 29 | 34:46 | 330 | 383：23 | |||
| ③Others | Survey | Test inspection | Others | Other Total | ||||||
| 0 | 0:00 | 13 | 11:35 | 30 |
23:10 | 43 | 34:45 | |||
Inquiries to this page
Report to Fire Bureau Yokohama
Telephone: 045-784-0119
Telephone: 045-784-0119
Fax: 045-784-0116
Email address: sy-kouku@city.yokohama.lg.jp
Page ID: 659-497-701
