Flight operations halted at Sapporo New Chitose Airport

[NHK] On the morning of the 6th, two deer entered the area near the runway at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, causing the runway to be temporarily closed. As a result, some flights were unable to return to their destinations...

Flight operations halted at Sapporo New Chitose Airport

A pair of wayward deer forced forced Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport to close both runways.On the 6th of March 2025, two deer entered the area near the runways at New Chitose Airport (CTS), forcing both runways to be closed to ensure safety just after 10 a.m. A pair of wayward deer forced the operator of Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport to close both runways for almost an hour. The trespassing animals were eventually driven off the grounds.The oper…

A couple of deer invaded the runways of an airport in Japan, causing the temporary closure of the runways and installations, a situation that caused delays in flights, while authorities were working to control the situation.The runways at the new Chitose airport in Hokkaido, in northern Japan, were briefly closed during the morning of this Thursday, 6 March 2025, due to the intrusion of deer.The airport operator, Hokkaido Airports, noted that it…