Yone Airfield

Military consolidation and redundancy. The airfield was a small, auxiliary strip built by the U.S. military after the Battle of Okinawa. As the larger, permanent Naha Air Base (now Naha Airport) was developed and expanded, this temporary field became obsolete and was no longer needed.

The site of the former airfield has been completely redeveloped. The area, located just south of the modern Naha Airport, is now a densely populated urban and commercial zone within the city of Tomigusuku. There are no visible remnants of the airstrip.

Yone Airfield was a minor, temporary auxiliary airstrip constructed by the U.S. military in the Yone district of Tomigusuku following the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Its role was to support initial occupation and reconstruction efforts, likely handling small liaison, observation, and light transport aircraft (e.g., Piper L-4 Grasshoppers, Stinson L-5 Sentinels). It was not a major combat or transport base and its historical significance is minimal compared to major Okinawan airfields like Kadena or Naha. The ICAO code JP-1985 is a non-standard, pseudo-ICAO identifier, likely originating from a flight simulator or user-contributed aviation database, and was never an official ICAO code for this location.

There are zero plans or prospects for reopening Yone Airfield. The land is fully integrated into the urban fabric of the Naha metropolitan area, making any such project impossible. All regional and international air traffic is handled by the adjacent Naha Airport (ICAO: ROAH, IATA: OKA).