Taichung Airport

Taichung Airport
(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)

臺中航空站
臺中清泉崗機場

Táizhōng Hángkōngzhàn
Táizhōng Qīngquángǎng Jīchǎng
IATA: RMQICAO: RCMQ
Summary
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 / 24.2646667; 120.6205806
Map
RMQ

Location of airport in Taiwan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 12,000 3,658 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements 26,457
Passenger movements 2,343,346
Airfreight movements in tonnes 2,492.0
Taichung Airport terminal building
Taichung Airport runway

Taichung Airport (Chinese: 臺中航空站; pinyin: Taizhong Hangkong Zhan) (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ), commonly known as Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport (臺中清泉崗機場; 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, with scheduled services to Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

History

Ching Chuan Kang Air Base Airfield.

Ching Chuan Kang Airport was constructed during the era of Japanese rule and was named Kōkan Airport (Japanese: 公館空港). The airport then expanded in 1954 according to the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, and in 1966 was renamed Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in memory of General Qiu Qingquan. 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, Ching Chuan Kang became a depot for the United States Air Force (USAF). The USAF had been garrisoning the base with two fighter squadrons until the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty came into force on March 3, 1955.

Construction of passenger facilities was completed in September 2003 and civilian services began on March 5, 2004, replacing the old Shuinan Airport located in downtown Taichung. Ching Chuan Kang Airport has since become the only airport serving Taichung.

Terminals

Terminal 1

In 2003, with the demand to develop cross-strait and other international air routes from Taichung City, the Taiwan authorities made the decision to transfer airport from Shuinan Airport (TXG) to RMQ; since RMQ had been for the airbase for ROCAF, the Taiwanese CAA put a negotiation with the air force, and the air force spared an edge for building a new terminal for civil use. The first terminal completed in 2004, and all flights moved from TXG to RMQ soon afterwards. At first, Terminal 1 had served for both domestic and international arrival and departure functions until the inauguration of Terminal 2.

Terminal 2

In 2008, the Taiwanese authorities decided to build another terminal to meet for the booming passengers' demands, and then announced "First Phase for Central Taiwan International Airport (not to be confused with Chūbu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan literally)". Terminal 2 is now serving with all international/cross-strait flights, while the older Terminal 1 is just serving domestic flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong 2
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing
Seasonal: Taiyuan[1]
2
EVA Air Macau, Seoul-Incheon 2
Far Eastern Air Transport Kinmen, Magong 1
HK Express Hong Kong 2
Lucky Air Kunming 2
Mandarin Airlines Kinmen, Magong 1
Mandarin Airlines Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Meixian, Naha, Ningbo, Oita,[2] Seoul-Incheon, Wuhan, Wuxi 2
Tianjin Airlines Haikou 2
Uni Air Kinmen, Magong, Matsu-Nangan 1
Uni Air Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuxi[3] 2
Vietjet Air Ho Chi Minh City (begins 15 January 2017)[4] 2
International destinations

See also

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References

  1. http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/27/mu-tynrmq-nov15/
  2. "Mandarin Airlines Reschedules Taichung – Oita Launch to Sep 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. "Vietjet Air adds Taichung service from Jan 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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