Taitung Airport
| Taitung Airport 臺東航空站 臺東機場 Táidōng Hángkōngzhàn Táidōng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| IATA: TTT – ICAO: RCFN | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense | ||||||||||
| Serves | Taitung City, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 143 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°45′17″N 121°06′06″E / 22.75472°N 121.10167°ECoordinates: 22°45′17″N 121°06′06″E / 22.75472°N 121.10167°E | ||||||||||
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Taitung Airport (Chinese: 臺東機場; pinyin: Táidōng Jīchǎng) (IATA: TTT, ICAO: 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.[4]
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 |
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| Daily Air | Lyudao, Lanyu |
| Mandarin Airlines | Taipei-Songshan Seasonal charter: Hong Kong[5] |
| Uni Air | Taipei-Songshan |
Transportation
The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways Administration.
See also
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References
- ↑ "臺閩地區民航運輸各機場營運量－按機場分" (PDF). CAA. CAA. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 Airport information for RCFN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for TTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ http://www.tta.gov.tw/en/en1.asp. Retrieved 1 May 2010. Missing or empty
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