Unexploded WWII U.S. bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing crater and flight cancellations, no injuries reported.

Flights have resumed at a regional Japanese airport after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past.

The runway shutdown has led to the grounding of 87 flights but there is no danger of any further explosions and repair works to fill the hole should be completed by Thursday morning.

TOKYO: Flights resumed at a regional Japanese airport on Thursday (Oct 3) after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past. Miyazaki airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" aircraf

Japan: A dormant US bomb from World War II exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southern Japan on wednesday. The unexploded US bomb had been buried at the

Flights have resumed at a Japanese airport after a World War II bomb exploded just seconds after a passenger jet had taxied past it.

Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after its closure due to the explosion of a wartime dud shell that damaged a section of its taxiway, local media reported.

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II exploded at a Japanese airport Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

The explosion caused a crater seven metres wide and a metre deep in the middle of the taxiway next to the runway.

An American bomb from World War II buried beneath a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, cratering a taxiway and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.

TOKYO (AP) — An unexploded U.S. bomb from the Second World War that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said.

According to Japan's Transport Ministry, a bomb disposal team confirmed the explosion was caused by an American bomb buried beneath the surface, dating back to a wartime air raid.

Land and Transport Ministry officials are still determining what caused the sudden detonation of the 500-pound U.S. bomb Wednesday.

Japan's Miyazaki Airport was closed for travel after authorities confirmed that a 500-pound US bomb probably dropped during World War II had exploded. Multiple unexploded bombs have previously been found at Miyazaki airport, according to officials.

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S.-made bomb dating back to World War II exploded at the Miyazaki Airport in Japan on Tuesday, damaging a taxiway, and causing a disruption in air traffic at the location.

Unexploded WWII US bomb explodes at Japanese airport, causing crater and flight cancellations, no injuries reported.

A runway at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan was shut down Wednesday following an early-morning explosion that damaged a section of the taxiway, local media reported.

Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.

The bomb caused a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said.

Taxiway at Miyazaki Airport caves in due to explosion; no injuries reported.

TOKYO (Oct 2): A minor blast at a regional Japanese airport was caused by an unexploded US bomb, officials said today, with reports saying the device likely dated from World War II. The airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" ai

TOKYO (Oct 2): A minor blast at a regional Japanese airport was caused by an unexploded US bomb, officials said today, with reports saying the device likely dated from World War II. The airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" ai

Miyazaki Airport shut its runway after the explosion caused a crater seven meters wide and one meter deep in the middle of the taxiway

A dud shell exploded on a taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, forcing the closure of its runway, although no injuries were reported in the morning incident, authorities said. Video footage from the Civil Aviation College, which uses the airport as a pilot training base, showed a…

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport has exploded, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries.

Thousands of undetonated explosives remain in Japan nearly 80 years after the war ended.

TOKYO: A regional airport in southwest Japan was closed on Wednesday (Oct 2) after an American bombshell, likely dropped during World War II to stem "kamikaze" attacks, exploded near its runway, causing nearly 90 flight cancellations. Miyazaki Airport shut its runway after the explosion caused a