The old Tanegashima Airport
Tanegashima Airport (種子島空港, Tanegashima Kūkō) was an small airport in Tanegashima, Kagoshima. It appears in 5 Centimeters per Second.
History[]
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The airport was opened on July 27, 1962. Although its runway was extended from 1,000 m to 1,500 m in 1973, it was not suitable to handle jet aircraft, and was closed on March 16, 2006, replaced by the bigger New Tanegashima Airport (新種子島空港, Shin Tanegashima Kūkō) located 8 kilometres away from the original airport.
In 5 Centimeters per Second[]
On a windy, sunny day of March 2000, Takaki Tōno departed from this airport to Tokyo, seen off only by Kanae Sumida. Before his departure, she confessed her feeling to him at this place.
In 5 Centimeters per Second novel[]
In his 8th Grade, Takaki arrived at this airport by helicopter.