Taichung International Airport
Taichung International Airport 臺中國際機場 | |||||||||||
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AMSL 663 ft / 203 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°15′53″N 120°37′14″E / 24.26472°N 120.62056°E | ||||||||||
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Taichung International Airport (Chinese: 臺中國際機場) (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ), is an international airport located in Taichung, Taiwan, which is used for both commercial and military purposes. It is also the third international airport in Taiwan, with scheduled services to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
History
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Early years
Taichung International Airport was constructed during the era of
In 1966 the American Air Force established a joint forces air-base at CCK. It was the largest air force base in the
Developments since the 2000s
Construction of passenger facilities was completed in September 2003 and civilian services began on March 5, 2004, replacing the old Shuinan Airport located closer to downtown Taichung. Ching Chuan Kang Airport has since become the only airport serving Taichung. The airport was promoted to an international airport on January 3, 2017, and renamed Taichung International Airport.[2]
In 2003, with the demand to develop cross-strait and other international air routes from Taichung City, it was decided to transfer the airport from Shuinan Airport (TXG) to RMQ; since RMQ had been for the airbase for the Republic of China Air Force, the Taiwanese Civil Aeronautics Administration held negotiations with the air force, which led to the air force allowing an edge for building a new civilian terminal. The first terminal was completed in 2004, and all flights moved from TXG to RMQ soon afterwards. In 2008, officials decided to build another terminal. Terminal 2 now handles all international and cross-strait flights, while the older Terminal 1 serves domestic flights.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular passenger flights at Taichung International Airport:
Statistics
Rank | Airport | Category | Passengers | % Change 2018 / 17 | Carriers |
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1 | Hong Kong | International | 720,648 | 1.9% | Mandarin Airlines, Cathay Dragon, HK Express |
2 | Kinmen | Domestic | 516,630 | 3.0% | Uni Air, Far Eastern Air Transport |
3 | Penghu | Domestic | 435,211 | 3.8% | Uni Air, Far Eastern Air Transport |
4 | Ho Chi Minh City | International | 225,329 | 39.9% | Mandarin Airlines, VietJet Air |
5 | Macau | International | 209,976 | 13.9% | EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan |
See also
References
- Taichung Airport
- ^ "清泉崗機場正名 台中國際機場揭牌-風傳媒" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Asiana Airlines Resumes Kota Kinabalu / Taichung Service in NW23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "China Eastern late-Sep 2023 Cross-Strait Network Resumptions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Korean Air NW23 Regional Network Expansion – 10NOV23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "MANDARIN AIRLINES RESUMES TAICHUNG – HO CHI MINH CITY SERVICE IN MID-NOV 2022". Aeroroutes. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Starlux Airlines Adds Taichung – Da Nang in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Starlux Adds Taipei – Hakodate and Taichung – Macau in February and March 2024". KN Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "T'Way Air Plans Seoul – Taichung Launch in Jan 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "VietJet Air Dec 2022 Taiwan Service Adjustment". Aeroroutes. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "VietJet Air Dec 2022 Taiwan Service Adjustment". Aeroroutes. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "國際及兩岸定期航線班機載客率-按航線分" (PDF). CAA. CAA. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "國內航線班機載客率-按航空公司及航線分" (PDF). CAA (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
Media related to Taichung Airport at Wikimedia Commons