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SESSION 2: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanos, OH MY!Moderator: Norm Fujisaki, Metron AviationSpeakers:Takeshi Imagome, Japan Civil Aviation BureauSigurdurHolmarJohannesson, ICEATCAMark Libby, FAAJohn O’Sullivan, Harris CorportationJoe Sultana, EUROCONTROLJason Tuell, NOAAText Questions to 703-609-8481
March 12 (Day 2, Sat) • Hydrogen explosion at Fukushima plant • Evacuation order 20km radius of the plant • Global Hawk mission
March 13 (Day 3, Sun) • U-2 dispatched • USS Reagan March 14 (Day 4, Mon) • Hydrogen explosion at Fukushima plant • Stand-off area 30km radius
March 15 (Day 5, Tue) • No-fly zone 30km radius of the Fukushima plant • Yamagata, Hanamaki & Fukushima 24hr airlift March 16 (Day 6, Wed) • RJSS open for relief airlift • C-130 landed (1st fixed wing a/c since 3/11) YAMAGATA
March 17 (Day 7, Thu) • Traffic advisory service commenced • JGSDF CH-47 dropped water on the nuclear plant March 18 (Day 8, Fri) • ICAO & IATA press released “No Restrictions on Travel to Japan”
March 22 (Day 12, Tue) • To support night airlift, runway lights installed 1,500m of Rwy27/09 • Traffic advisory service extended to 24hrs
March 24 (Day 15, Thu) • Japanese UAS used to survey the nuke plant (2.2m/2.8m/16kg) March 31 (Day 21, Thu) • Traffic advisory service moved to mobile tower
JCAB opened English web page www.mlit.go.jp/koku/flyjapan_en/ to timely update info on radiation dose, ops status etc of major airports in Japan
April 7 (Day 28, Thu) • Last relief airlift by US Forces left RJSS April 8 (Day 29, Fri) • Last int’l relief team left the area
April 13 (Day 34, Wed) • ATC (TWR, GND, ATIS) resumed • 1st inbound (JAL4721, B737 from Haneda) arrived at 8AM
Takeshi Imagome imagome-t43s3@mlit.go.jp
SESSION 2: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes,OHMY!Moderator: Norm Fujisaki, Metron AviationSpeakers:Takeshi Imagome, Japan Civil Aviation BureauSigurdurHolmarJohannesson, ICEATCAMark Libby, FAAJohn O’Sullivan, Harris CorportationJoe Sultana, EUROCONTROLJason Tuell, NOAAText Questions to 703-609-8481