AirportsNew Tanegashima Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tanegashima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TNE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TNE
- ICAO code
- RJFG
- City
- Tanegashima
- State or region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Country
- Japan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.6051° N, 130.9910° E
- Elevation
- 234 m (768 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,995 m (6,544 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TNE means New Tanegashima Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RJFG. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.6051° N, 130.9910° E. It stands 234 metres (768 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kanoya, about 88 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Tokyo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
New Tanegashima Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,995 metres (6,544 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 83 airports of Japan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 63.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,995 m 6,544 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yakushima AirportYakushima | KUM | 40 km |
| Kagoshima AirportKagoshima | KOJ | 136 km |
| Miyazaki AirportMiyazaki | KMI | 148 km |
| Amakusa AirportAmakusa | AXJ | 223 km |
| Kumamoto AirportKumamoto | KMJ | 249 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,166 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,939 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,313 km | 9 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,731 km | 12 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,693 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,797 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,321 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 986 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,484 km | 9 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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