New Tanegashima Airport

New Tanegashima Airport 新種子島空港 Shin Tanegashima Kūkō
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IATA: TNE – ICAO: RJFG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Location	Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Elevation AMSL	768 ft / 234 m
Coordinates
Map
RJFG Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Source: Japanese AIP at AIS Japan

New Tanegashima Airport (新種子島空港, Shin Tanegashima Kūkō) (IATA: TNE, ICAO: RJFG), also known as Tanegashima Airport, is located in Nakatane, on Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
All Nippon Airways operated by Ibex Airlines	Seasonal: Fukuoka
Japan Air Commuter	Kagoshima

External links

• Current weather for RJFG at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for TNE at Aviation Safety Network