Maishima Airfield

The closure was due to economic reasons. The facility, officially known as Maishima Heliport, experienced consistently low usage rates since its opening in 1992. The operational and maintenance costs, which amounted to tens of millions of yen annually, became a financial burden for the Osaka Municipal Government. As part of a city-wide financial restructuring and review of public facilities, the decision was made to close the underutilized heliport to reduce expenses.

The site of the former heliport has been completely redeveloped. After its closure, the land was sold and is now occupied by large-scale, modern logistics and distribution centers. The specific location of the former heliport is now the site of the 'GLP Maishima II' warehouse, a major logistics facility. The entire Maishima island has been transformed into a zone for sports, recreation (Maishima Sports Island), and extensive logistics operations.

Maishima Airfield was officially a public heliport (舞洲ヘリポート, Maishima Heliport) and not a fixed-wing airfield. It opened in April 1992 as part of the ambitious 'Technoport Osaka' project, a large-scale waterfront development plan conceived during Japan's economic bubble era. Operated by the Osaka Municipal Government, its primary purpose was to serve as a base for public service helicopters, including those for disaster response, firefighting, police operations, and emergency medical transport. It also supported commercial activities like news media flights and sightseeing tours over Osaka. The facility featured a 75m x 50m landing pad and was equipped to handle large helicopters.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the heliport. The original site has been permanently and completely repurposed for industrial and logistics use. The land has been sold to private companies and developed with large, permanent structures, making any future aviation use at this specific location infeasible.