特定利用空港・港湾に１６施設　７道県、防衛体制強化で―政府

　政府が総合的な防衛体制強化の一環として、平時から自衛隊や海上保安庁の使用可能な「特定利用空港・港湾」に、７道県１６施設を指定することが分かった。近く関係閣僚会議を開き、正式決定する。関係者が２７日、明らかにした。
　指定するのは、空港が北九州空港（北九州市）や那覇空港（那覇市）など４県５施設。港湾が釧路港（北海道釧路市）、石垣港（沖縄県石垣市）など５道県１１施設。
　政府は南西有事などをにらみ、２０２２年改定の国家安全保障戦略に、公共インフラ整備の推進を明記。目的に「国民保護への対応、平素の訓練、有事の円滑な利用・配備」を掲げた。
　１６施設では今後、大型の輸送機が離着陸できる滑走路の延伸や、自衛隊の大型艦が接岸できる岸壁の整備などを進める。弾道ミサイル発射や船舶テロへの対応、周辺海域の警戒監視などで拠点とすることを想定。災害などの際、離島住民の避難や、救援部隊の派遣にも活用する。（2024/03/27-18:21）

The Japanese government plans to designate five airports and 11 ports in the country as facilities that can be used by the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard in ordinary times, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
   The facilities include Kitakyushu Airport in Fukuoka Prefecture, Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture, Kushiro Port in Hokkaido and Ishigaki Port in Okinawa.
   In 2022, the government pledged to promote the development of public infrastructure for the protection of civilians, training during peacetime and smooth use and deployment in times of emergencies.
   The 16 airports and ports are envisaged to be used as hubs for dealing with ballistic missile launches and terrorist attacks against ships, as well as monitoring nearby waters. They will also be used in times of natural disasters for evacuating residents of remote islands and dispatching rescue units.
   The facilities are slated to undergo improvements such as extending runways to allow takeoffs and landings of large transport aircraft and constructing quays to enable dockings by large SDF vessels.