The runway is closed, flights are canceled.
According to the Asahi newspaper, the damage area is about 7 sq. m. The official cause of the destruction of the asphalt pavement has not yet been named, however, according to a number of publications, emergency services received a message about an explosion.
On the footage of the live broadcast from the airport, which is conducted by TBS, at 07:58 local time (01:58 Moscow time), it was seen how, presumably, pieces of asphalt and earth flew apart, and smoke rose into the sky.
According to Asahi, according to police, unexploded ordnance was previously found at Miyazaki Airport. The airport is located on the site of the former Imperial Japanese Navy air base, reports tass.ru.
