The runway extends from west-southwest to east-northeast, with a portion protruding approximately 300 meters into the Gulf of Suo at the western end of the Seto Inland Sea.

Tsuiki Airfield was originally built by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) during World War II and was opened on October 1, 1942.

On August 9, 1945, ten fighters scrambled from Tsuiki unsuccessfully attempted to intercept the USAAF B-29 Superfortress bomber en route to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

In addition, the 35th Fighter Group, one of the first USAF units deployed to South Korea, pulled out of the line for F-51 replacement aircraft and personnel R&R at Tsuiki in mid-August.

Even before its return to Japanese control, the fledgling Japan Air Self-Defense Force began using Tsuiki from January 1955 for pilot training, using the Lockheed T-33 and North American F-86.