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Taitung Airport

Airport

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Location of airport in Taiwan

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Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
04/22	2,439	8,002	Asphalt

Statistics (2014)

Number of passengers	380,139
Aircraft movements	13,948

Sources: Civil Aeronautics Ministry^[1]
Sources:^[2]^[3]

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

History

The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977. It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic 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] Since 2014, the school APEX flight academy is located on the airport.

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	Lanyu, Lyudao
Mandarin Airlines	Taipei–Songshan
Uni Air	Taipei–Songshan

Ground Transportation

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

References

^ 臺閩地區民航運輸各機場營運量－按機場分 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). CAA. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Airport information for RCFN^[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
^ Airport information for TTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^ "Taitung Airport". 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2010.