MV-22B Ospreys prepare to land at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Feb. 26, 2025. (Tyler Andrews/U.S. Marine Corps)

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey made a precautionary landing Thursday afternoon at a commercial airport on an island north of Okinawa following an onboard warning, according to the service and Japanese officials.

The tiltrotor, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed at Amami Airport, unit spokesman 1st Lt. Samuel Barge said by email Friday.

The airport is on Amami Oshima, a small island in Kagoshima prefecture, about 235 miles northeast of Okinawa.

After “successfully troubleshooting the cause of the precautionary indication,” the aircraft left the airport later that afternoon “without incident,” Barge added. He declined to provide further details.

“Operating our aircraft safely and effectively is a top priority, and our aviators take great precautions to ensure the safety of the aircrew and the communities in which we operate,” he said.

The Osprey, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, made the landing around 3:30 p.m. after “a warning lamp turned on while it was flying,” a spokesman with the Kyushu Defense Bureau said by phone Friday. It departed an hour and a half later, he added.

He did not know the reason for the warning indication. The landing did not affect commercial flights or cause damage to the airport.

Some Japanese government officials may speak to the media only on condition of anonymity.

Amami Airport was the site of similar landings by U.S. military Osprey late last year.

On Nov. 21, a Navy CMV-22 tiltrotor landed there after a warning light came on. It was deployed from Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego.

On Nov. 14, an MV-22B Osprey assigned to MCAS Futenma landed at Amami when a warning light came on during routine training the area.