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DCU to TNE: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
7,296 mi
11,742 km · 6,340 nm
14h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,296 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- TNE — New Tanegashima Airport · Tanegashima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near TNE
- KUM · Yakushima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport84 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport92 mi away
- AXJ · Amakusa Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from TNE?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Tanegashima (TNE) is 7,296 miles (11,742 km, 6,340 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to TNE?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DCU to TNE?
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