Taichung International 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 | |||||||||||
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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 (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
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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
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/27/mu-tynrmq-nov15/
- ^ "Mandarin Airlines Reschedules Taichung – Oita Launch to Sep 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Vietjet Air adds Taichung service from Jan 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 10 November 2016.