Taitung Airport

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Taitung Airport
臺東航空站
臺東機場

Táidōng Hángkōngzhàn
Táidōng Jīchǎng
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IATA: TTTICAO: RCFN
TTT is located in Taiwan
TTT
TTT
Location of airport in Taiwan
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ministry of National Defense
Serves Taitung City, Taiwan
Elevation AMSL 143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,439 8,002 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Number of passengers 380,139
Aircraft movements 13,948
Sources: Civil Aeronautics Ministry[1]
File:Air Tower of Taitung Airport 20120324.JPG
Taitung Airport air traffic control tower

Taitung Airport (Chinese: 臺東機場; pinyin: Táidōng Jīchǎng) (IATA: TTTICAO: RCFN) is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County, Taiwan (Republic of China).[2] The airport operates from 7am to 6pm.

History

The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981. It then moved to its current site months later afterwards to meet the strategical 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.[3]

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 Lyudao, Orchid Island
Mandarin Airlines Taipei-Songshan
Seasonal charter: Hong Kong[4]
Uni Air Taipei-Songshan

Transportation

The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.

See also

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Airport information for RCFN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. [1][dead link]
  4. http://airlineroute.net/2015/05/19/ci-ttthkg-jun15/

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