Taichung International Airport
Taichung Airport 臺中航空站 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Taichung | ||||||||||
| Location | Taichung | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 663 ft / 203 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°15′52.80″N 120°37′14.09″E / 24.2646667°N 120.6205806°E | ||||||||||
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Taichung Airport (Chinese: 臺中航空站; pinyin: Taizhong Hangkong Zhan) (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ), commonly known as Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport (traditional Chinese: 臺中清泉崗機場; simplified Chinese: 台中清泉岗机场; pinyin: Táizhōng Qīngquángǎng Jīchăng), is an airport located in Taichung, Taiwan for both commercial and military purposes. It is also the third international airport in Taiwan, which now provides charter services to Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Palau, as well as scheduled flights to Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Macau is likely to be its future destination.
Despite the fact that it is called an international airport, most of the flights now operated here are domestic, and mainly shuttles to some outlying islands.
History
Ching Chuan Kang Airport was constructed during the Japanese rule and was named Kōkan Airport (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)). The airport then expanded in 1954 according to the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, and later renamed Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in memory of General Qiu Qingquan on March 20, as deputy director of Suppression General Headquarter of Xuzhou Garrison and commander-in-chief of 2nd Army whose death on January 10, 1948 marked the nationalist defeat in the Huaihai Campaign. 1966 with the airport code CCK. It was the largest air force base in the Far East at the time, allowing B-52 Stratofortress to land. During the Vietnam War, Ching Chuan Kang has become a depot for the US Air Force. The US Air Force had been garrisoning with two fighter squadrons until the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty came into force on March 3, 1955.
As to the civil service, the passenger facilities have constructed since September 4, 2003, and open to service on March 5, 2004, replacing the old Shuinan Airport (Chinese: 水湳機場) located in downtown Taichung. Ching Chuan Kang Airport has ever since become the only airport serving Taichung.
Future developments
Due to higher demand, a new international terminal began construction in July 2011. The completion of the terminal in 2013 will allow the airport to serve 2.55 million passengers per year.[1] Together with the expansion of the original terminal, it is expected to cost NT$3.89 billion (US$135 million).[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Tianjin |
| China Airlines operated by Mandarin Airlines | Nanchang |
| China Eastern Airlines | Nanjing |
| Dragonair | Hong Kong [3] |
| Hong Kong Express Airways | Hong Kong |
| Mandarin Airlines | Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Kinmen, Macau, Makung, Naha, Ningbo Seasonal: Kota Kinabalu Charter: Nanning |
| Shandong Airlines | Jinan |
| Sichuan Airlines | Chengdu |
| Transasia Airways | Fuzhou, Hualian, Shanghai-Pudong, Xiamen |
| Uni Air | Hangzhou, Kinmen, Makung, Nangan, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Xiamen |
| Vietnam Airlines | Seasonal charter: Ho Chi Minh City |
| Xiamen Airlines | Xiamen |
References
- ^ "Work begins on Taichung Airport's additional terminal". Taipei Times. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Slow pace of Taichung airport expansion frustrates local businesses". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ http://www.dragonair.com/da/en_INTL/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=d98542325b436310VgnVCM1000000ad21c39____
External links
- Taichung Airport Official Website (in English)
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