Friday, March 11, 2011

Japan Roundup: 11-MAR-2011

The Indy Transponder would like our Aerotainment friends in Japan to know we are deeply saddened by the events that have devastated their country.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you. 

Japan airports closed after earthquake, tourists advised to cancel their flights from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net | Following the earthquake in Japan, Tokyo airports are currently closed. Other airports in Japan may be closed or have restricted access. Public transportation, including...

U.S. military directing assets toward Japan relief efforts from Stars and Stripes | The U.S. military in the Pacific is readying forces to help with disaster relief in Japan after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami rocked the country.

Marine Bases Japan spared by earthquake from Air Force Times - News | What is being called Japan’s largest earthquake in 100 years struck the country’s main island Friday afternoon, but the effect on Marine installations was minimal, according to a Headquarters Marine Corps spokesman. ...


Sendai Airport flooded as earthquake strikes Japan - Pilot News Mag | The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings. ...

Video And Photos: Tsunami Washes Over Sendai Airport from Things with Wings | Here's video of the tsunami sweeping across Sendai airport in Japan. You also can read a bit more about the airport, and see a couple of dramatic pictures of the impact. Also take a look at Aviation Week's first take at the earthquake's potential impact on the aviation industry.

VIDEOS: Japan's Sendai airport floods following earthquake from Flight Image of the Day | These video images of Japan's Sendai Airport clearly show the extent of flood damage to the apron, with tidal water surrounding the terminal building. ...

8.9 magnitude quake hits Japan triggering devastating tsunami that cancels Sendai airport by David Cenciotti | On Mar.11, 2011, at 14.46LT (05.46 UTC), an 8.9 magnitude earthquake (followed by more than 30 aftershocks, the strongest measuring 7.1) with epicenter offshore 373 kilometers from Tokyo triggering a 10-metre tsunami that pounded the country’s east causing hundreds of deads and several hundreds more missing ...

Pray for Japan ... from Black Horizon

Yokota Air Base community assists pax of diverted commercial aircraft from Air Force Link Top Stories | Several commercial aircraft have diverted to Yokota Air Base from Narita International Airport in Tokyo after it closed in response to an earthquake that hit mainland Japan at 2:50 p.m. local March 11 ...

International SOS Travel Advisory for Japan from Joe Sharkey At Large | Here's the current travel advisory for Japan from International SOS, the big global medical-evacuation and security services firm.

Self-Defence Force Japan Air mobilized after strong earthquake - Cavok | A strong earthquake reaching 8.9 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Japan on Friday, creating a huge tsunami that killed at least 15 people in the region of Miyagi. Power outages were reported at Misawa Air Base.  ...

Navy sends 5 ships to provide tsunami relief from Air Force Times - News | Five warships are headed to Japan and preparing to render aid in the wake of a catastrophic magnitude 8.9 earthquake that left hundreds dead. The quake unleashed a tsunami that is tearing across the Pacific. It unmoored two subs and is forcing other ships to get underway or ease their lines as the surge waters arrive, according to updates posted on official Navy Facebook pages across the region. ...

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