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Taichung International Airport
臺中國際機場
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorCivil Aeronautics Administration
Ministry of National Defense
ServesGreater Taichung
LocationTaichung City, Taiwan
Opened1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Elevation AMSL663 ft / 203 m
Coordinates24°15′53″N 120°37′14″E / 24.26472°N 120.62056°E / 24.26472; 120.62056
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,659 12,005 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft Movements30,838
Passenger movements2,638,774
Airfreight movements in tonnes3,757.1

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 fourth-busiest airport in Taiwan, with scheduled services to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, and Vietnam.

History

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Ching Chuan Kang Air Base airfield
Taichung Airport Terminal 1 Lobby
Taichung Airport Terminal 2 Departure Lobby

Early years

Taichung International Airport was constructed during the era of Japanese rule and was named Kōkan Airport (Japanese: 公館空港). The United States Air Force (USAF) had been garrisoning the base with two fighter squadrons until the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty came into force on March 3, 1955. The airport then expanded in 1954 according to the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, and later renamed Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (CCK) after General Qiu Qingquan.

In 1966 the American Air Force established a joint forces air-base at CCK. It was the largest air force base in the Far East at the time, allowing Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers to land. During the Vietnam War, CCK became a depot for the USAF. The US Military used CCK and Shuinan Airport to run many of its long-distance Vietnam, Cambodia and Laotian bombing, scouting and cargo transport runs during the Vietnam War era. This base was shut down and most American facilities were removed after the U.S. established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979.

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.

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:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Macau Macau (begins 1 November 2024)
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing
HK Express Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong
Korean Air Seoul–Incheon
Mandarin Airlines Ho Chi Minh City, Hualien, Kinmen, Penghu
Starlux Airlines Da Nang, Macau, Phu Quoc (begins 27 October 2024)
Tigerair Taiwan Busan, Da Nang, Macau, Nagoya–Centrair, Tokyo–Narita
T'way Air Seoul–Incheon
Uni Air Kinmen, Nangan, Penghu
VietJet Air Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc

Statistics

Busiest routes from Taichung (2018)
Rank Airport Category Passengers % Change 2018 / 17 Carriers
1 Hong Kong Hong Kong International 720,648 Decrease 1.9% Mandarin Airlines, Cathay Dragon, HK Express
2 Taiwan Kinmen Domestic 516,630 Increase 3.0% Uni Air, Far Eastern Air Transport
3 Taiwan Penghu Domestic 435,211 Increase 3.8% Uni Air, Far Eastern Air Transport
4 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City International 225,329 Increase 39.9% Mandarin Airlines, VietJet Air
5 Macau Macau International 209,976 Increase 13.9% EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan

See also

References

  1. Taichung Airport
  2. "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.
  3. "Air Macau Schedules Nov 2024 Taichung Launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. "China Eastern late-Sep 2023 Cross-Strait Network Resumptions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. "Hong Kong Airlines plans Taichung July 2024 launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. "MANDARIN AIRLINES RESUMES TAICHUNG – HO CHI MINH CITY SERVICE IN MID-NOV 2022". Aeroroutes. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. "Starlux Airlines Adds Taichung – Da Nang in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. "Starlux adds Taipei – Hakodate and Taichung – Macau in February and March 2024". KN Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. "Starlux Airlines Plans Taichung – Phu Quoc Service in NW24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ^ "tigerair Taiwan adds Taichung – Northeast Asia Service in 3Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. "T'Way Air plans Seoul – Taichung launch in Jan 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  12. "VietJet Air Dec 2022 Taiwan Service Adjustment". Aeroroutes. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  13. "VietJet Air Dec 2022 Taiwan Service Adjustment". Aeroroutes. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  14. "VietJet Air plans regular Phu Quoc – Taichung service from June 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  15. "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.
  16. "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

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