The airfield was built in 1973 by the Yamaha Corporation as a way to transport customers to its resort on the island.

[1] The resort closed in 1982, and the airfield was transferred to the Mishima town government in 1994.

New Japan Aviation operates the only passenger service at this airport.

The flight to Kagoshima are flown on Mondays and Wednesdays if enough passengers fly, and citizens of Iōjima are eligible for a discount.

[3] Between 1972 and 1983, Nippon Naigai Airways operated flights to Kagoshima and Yakushima.