page_title: Chōfu Airport
section_title: Current users
hierarchical_section_title: Chōfu Airport / Current users
caption_attribution_description: English: Cessna 172 Skyhawk II JA4139 operated by Toho Air Service taxiing at Chofu Airport in Tokyo, Japan
context_page_description: Chōfu Airport is an airport located 1.2 NM northwest of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan, west of central Tokyo. It is administered by the Bureau of Port and Harbor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The airport's main commercial activity is New Central Airservice commuter flights to the Izu Islands south of Tokyo.
context_section_description: The airport is currently used by a number of companies including Aerotec, Jamco,  Toho Air Service, Tokyo Airlines and New Central Airservice.
  The airfield is also used by the National air and space agency JAXA which headquarters is located here. The Chōfu Aerospace Center serves as JAXA's major research and development base. As a focal point of aeronautical research and development in Japan, the center plays an important role in supporting and leading the growth of the Japanese aviation industry.
  Like many Japanese airports, it has an observation area. There is an observation deck located on the second floor of the terminal. In addition there is a platform and a number of mounds located in the nearby parks.
caption: Cessna 172 Skyhawk II JA4139 operated by Toho Air Service
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