The airport was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and targeted by U.S. aircraft during the conflict.

A 500-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped during World War II, exploded at the Miyazaki Airport in Japan on Wednesday.

A World War II bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southeast Japan, disrupting nearly 90 flights. Investigators say the bomb ...

An American ordnance from World War II exploded Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Miyazaki, Japan. (Civil Aviation College) ...

The 500-pound bomb was embedded in the ground under a taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan. The airport’s CCTV cameras captured the blast. While a civilian airport today, the site opened as ...

A U.S. bomb from World War II has exploded at a Japanese airport, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of ...

Japan will sweep regional airports for more unexploded ordnance after a bomb dropped by the United States in World War II blew up on a taxiway in the south, the country's transport minister said ...

A bomb dropped by the US in World War II blew up on Oct 2 shortly after a passenger jet taxied past. Read more at ...

An unexploded World War II U.S. bomb detonated at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, causing flight cancellations and highlighting ...

Flights at Japan's Miyazaki Airport resumed after a WWII bomb, buried near the runway, exploded and disrupted operations. The ...

The crater created at Miyazaki airport in south-western Japan measured 7 metres wide and 1 metre deep. No injuries were ...