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South Field (Iwo Jima)
South Field (Iwo Jima)&sq=&lang=&file=File:Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(World_War_II).png) Motoyama No. 1 Chidori Field | |
|---|---|
| Part of Twentieth Air Force | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Central_Field_Iwo_Jima_Feb_1945.jpg) South Field, Iwo Jima, February 1945 | |
| Coordinates | 24°45′46″N 141°18′13″E / 24.76278°N 141.30361°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | Prior to 1944 |
| In use | 1944–1955 |
South Field was a World War II airfield on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, located in the Central Pacific. The Volcano Islands are part of Japan. The airfield was located on the southern corner of Iwo Jima located on the Motoyama plateau, to the north of Mount Suribachi. South Field was significant to the overall Battle of Iwo Jima.
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