On the night of the 4th, the air traffic controller witnessed something like a drone flying near Naha Airport, and the safety was confirmed under the instruction of the air traffic controller, so takeoff and landing were postponed for about an hour and a half.
According to the Naha Airport Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, around 9:30 pm on the 4th, a controller at Naha Airport witnessed something like a drone flying near the airport.
Due to the safety confirmation of the airport under the direction of the air traffic controller, takeoffs and landings at Naha Airport were suspended for about an hour and a half until around 11:00 pm.
Due to this, flights from ANA Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport temporarily landed at the US military Kadena Air Base, flights from Haneda Airport and Kansai Airport changed destinations and returned, and Naha Airport. There was a delay of nearly two hours in the departure of the flight from Haneda Airport to Haneda Airport.
In addition, Japan Airlines and Japan Transocean Air flights from Haneda Airport and Fukuoka Airport to Naha Airport continued to wait in the air above the main island of Okinawa, causing delays in arrival.