# Tokunoshima Airport (TKN / RJKN)

**Tokunoshima Airport** (IATA: TKN, ICAO: RJKN) is a medium airport in Amagi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It opened on 23 Feb 1962. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,561 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 203 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TKN / RJKN
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Amagi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Opened: 23 Feb 1962 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 5 m / 17 ft
- Coordinates: 27.8364, 128.8814
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
- Passengers: 203,454 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokunoshima_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1141847
- Weather station: RJKN · WMO 47910
- Ident: RJKN

## Timeline

- 23 Feb 1962: Tokunoshima Airport opens.
- 1 Jan 2004: Japan Air System Flight 979.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 006° / 186° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 153,075 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 156,683 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 168,532 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 170,258 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 172,789 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 192,675 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 207,542 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 122,974 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 142,448 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 172,054 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 201,038 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 203,454 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · Japan · 48 km / 30 mi · Japan Air Commuter
- [ASJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjka.md) Amami Airport · Japan · 105 km / 65 mi · Japan Air Commuter
- [KOJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfk.md) Kagoshima Airport · Japan · 475 km / 295 mi · J-Air, Japan Air Commuter

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TKN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- JC [Japan Air Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-air-commuter) · 3
- XM [J-Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/j-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 203K (2024) | #1,527 of 3,974 | #499 in Asia | #58 in JP |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,561 ft | =3,972 of 29,858 | =1,105 in Asia | =67 in JP |
| Elevation | 5 m / 17 ft | =41,673 of 43,403 | =2,971 in Asia | #169 in JP |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =283 in Asia | =42 in JP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =24 in JP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | REMOTE | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [OKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkb.md) Okinoerabu Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [RNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rory.md) Yoron Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [ASJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjka.md) Amami Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [KKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjki.md) Kikai Airport · 116 km / 72 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Tokunoshima Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokunoshima_Airport&oldid=1363149690), revision of 8 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjkn/data