New Tanegashima Airport (新種子島空港, Shin Tanegashima Kūkō) (IATA: TNE, ICAO: RJFG), also known as Tanegashima Airport,[2] is located in Nakatane, on Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government | ||||||||||
Location | Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 768 ft / 234 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°36′18″N 130°59′30″E | ||||||||||
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Source: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[1] |
The original Tanegashima Airport was opened on July 27, 1962, at a site approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the present airport. Although its runway was extended from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in 1973, it was not suitable to handle jet aircraft, and was closed on March 16, 2006, the day that the New Tanegashima Airport, with a 2,000 m (6,600 ft) runway was opened.
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Japan Airlines operated by J-Air | Seasonal: Osaka–Itami |
Japan Airlines operated by Japan Air Commuter | Fukuoka, Kagoshima |
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