New Tanegashima Airport

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.

New Tanegashima Airport 新種子島空港 Shin Tanegashima Kūkō
IATA: TNE ICAO: RJFG
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
Map
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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
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.