The only runway at Japan's Chubu Centrair International Airport was closed for nearly 50 minutes after a part detached from a Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan cargo plane during takeoff for the Philippines and fell onto the pavement, infohub.kz reports.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at around 4:00 p.m. local time. The heavy An-124-100 transport aircraft of Antonov Airlines (registration UR-82007) was operating cargo flight ADB357F from Nagoya to Clark in the Philippines and was climbing from runway 36 when it lost a structural component. The fallen part landed on the pavement, prompting authorities to suspend operations on the airport's single runway for about 50 minutes for inspection. As a result, a number of departing and arriving flights were delayed.
According to Japanese broadcasters Tokai TV and NHK, citing airport management, crews quickly removed the fragment and aircraft movement resumed before 5:00 p.m. No damage to infrastructure was reported, and no one was injured. The exact nature of the part that separated from the aircraft has not yet been disclosed. Japan's Ministry of Transport has launched an investigation into the cause of the incident. According to FlightAware, the crew did not interrupt the flight and landed safely at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark after nearly five hours in the air.
Chubu Centrair Airport has only one runway, 3,500 meters long, so the presence of foreign objects poses a risk to engines and completely paralyzes flights. This is already the second incident involving An-124 aircraft in Nagoya in three weeks: on October 22, controllers spotted flames on another Ruslan (UR-82029) after landing, which also led to the runway being closed for 15 minutes. The airline has not yet commented on the incident.