Beigan Airport

Coordinates: 26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E / 26.22389°N 120.00250°E / 26.22389; 120.00250
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Beigan Airport

北竿航空站
馬祖北竿機場

Běigān Hángkōngzhàn
Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aeronautics Administration
LocationBeigan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan (ROC)
Elevation AMSL41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E / 26.22389°N 120.00250°E / 26.22389; 120.00250
Map
MFK is located in Taiwan
MFK
MFK
Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 3,773 1,150 Concrete
Matsu Beigan Airport

Matsu Beigan Airport (Chinese: 馬祖北竿機場; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng) (IATA: MFK, ICAO: RCMT) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan (ROC). It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.

History

The airport was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Uni Air Taipei-Songshan

Accidents and incidents

  • On 10 August 1997, Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashed while attempting to land at Matsu Beigan Airport. All 16 passengers and crew perished in the accident.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.tsa.gov.tw/tsaMFK/en/page.aspx?id=1174
  2. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-212 B-12256 Matsu Airport (MFK)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

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