The airport was located in the Town of Memanbetsu until 2006, when a merger consolidated Memanbetsu and the Village of Higashimokoto into the Town of Ōzora.
The airport's location shifted from the town of Memanbetsu to the newly formed town of Ōzora in 2006 as a result of a municipal merger that combined Memanbetsu with the village of Higashimokoto.