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Traveling between the airports and Iwakuni : How to get to MCAS Iwakuni 

To get to MCAS Iwakuni from the U.S., you may use one of the below airports. Please click the link below which corresponds to the airport where you are going to land.
MCCS Iwakuni provides the shuttle service between Hiroshima Airport and MCAS Iwakuni. For more detail, click
here.

Map of Japan 

When traveling on a commercial airline to Hiroshima, Osaka or Fukuoka, you should contact your sponsor and obtain airport and Shinkansen (train) information for transportation to Iwakuni. Make sure to get several hundred dollars exchanged into yen for each traveler before leaving the U.S.

You should also purchase a global pre-paid phone card so you can contact the station in the event of an emergency or if you get lost. If you become lost and cannot reach your sponsor, contact the station's officer of the day. Please see Contact page.

Important documents you must have when entering Japan:

  • PCS Orders
  • Area Clearance/Dependant entry approval
  • Passports
  • I.D. Cards for each person
  • Immunization records
  • Naturalization paperwork, if applicable
  • Current driver's licenses or permits
  • Original birth certificates
  • Social Security cards