Two US military aircraft made successive emergency landings in Japan. Due to the incident, the airport runway was closed to airplane traffic for about 1.5 hours.

Two Osprey-type aircraft belonging to the US military made emergency landings in succession at Matsumoto Airport in Japan.

While the airport runway was temporarily closed to airplane traffic, some flights experienced delays.

According to information from the airport management, the landings occurred around 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM local time.

It was reported that the second of the aircraft, affiliated with the Futenma Air Base in Okinawa province, took off shortly after.

It was stated that the airport runway was closed to airplane traffic for about 1.5 hours due to the incident, causing delays in some flights.

The reason for the emergency landings is not yet known, and a detailed investigation into the incident has been initiated.