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TIW to TNE: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
5,386 mi
8,668 km · 4,680 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,386 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from TNE?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Tanegashima (TNE) is 5,386 miles (8,668 km, 4,680 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to TNE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 time difference between Tacoma and Tanegashima?
Tanegashima is 16 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to TNE?
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