According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, at around 6 pm on the 9th, a U.S. military fighter stopped on the runway due to a problem with the aircraft at Iwakuni Airport in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the runway was temporarily closed, but in the afternoon Operation resumed around 8 o'clock.

The fighter in trouble was a FA18 fighter-bomber of the U.S. Marine Corps, and it seems that the tires were punctured, and the U.S. Marine Corps, which manages the runway, moved the aircraft out of the runway and confirmed its safety. Has resumed.



Due to this effect, the ANA passenger plane from Haneda, which was scheduled to arrive after 7 pm, could not land, so the destination was changed and landed at Hiroshima Airport in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture.



Iwakuni Airport is an airport where both the US military and Japanese airlines use the runway.