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New Tanegashima Airport

New Tanegashima Airport
新種子島空港
Shin Tanegashima Kūkō
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Summary
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 / 30.60500°N 130.99167°E / 30.60500; 130.99167Coordinates: 30°36′18″N 130°59′30″E / 30.60500°N 130.99167°E / 30.60500; 130.99167
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RJFG is located in Japan
RJFG
RJFG
Location in Japan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,000 6,562 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 74,633
Cargo (metric tonnes) 139
Aircraft movement 3,359
Passengers 74,633
Cargo (metric tonnes) 139
Aircraft movement 3,359

New Tanegashima Airport (新種子島空港 Shin Tanegashima Kūkō?) (IATA: TNEICAO: 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.


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