Taitung Airport
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Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
04/22 | 2,439 | 8,002 | Asphalt |
Number of passengers | 380,139 |
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Aircraft movements | 13,948 |
Sources:[2][3]
Taitung Airport (Chinese: 臺東機場; pinyin: Táidōng Jīchǎng) (IATA: TTT, ICAO: RCFN) is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County, Taiwan.[2] The airport operates from 7am to 6pm.
History
The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977. It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic requirements for the military. On 1 June 2001, it was promoted to become a second class airport, and in September it began its expansion construction to move industries eastwards and boost the local tourism industries.[4] Since 2014, the school APEX flight academy is located on the airport.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 143 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,439 by 45 metres (8,002 ft × 148 ft).[2]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Daily Air | Lanyu, Lyudao |
Mandarin Airlines | Taipei–Songshan |
Uni Air | Taipei–Songshan |
Ground Transportation
The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways.
See also
- Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
- Transportation in Taiwan
- List of airports in Taiwan
References
- ^ 臺閩地區民航運輸各機場營運量-按機場分 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). CAA. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Airport information for RCFN[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for TTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Taitung Airport". 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
External links
Media related to Taitung Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Accident history for Taitung Airport (TTT / RCFN) at Aviation Safety Network
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