Taitung Airport
Taitung Airport 臺東航空站 臺東機場 Táidōng Hángkōngzhàn Táidōng Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | 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°E | ||||||||||
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_location_map.svg)  TTT Location of airport in Taitung County  TTT Location of airport in Taiwan | |||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]While all flights currently as of June 2025 are domestic, Mandarin Airlines and HK Express previously served the Taitung-Hong Kong route demonstrating the airport's international potential.[5]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Daily Air | Lanyu, Lyudao |
| Mandarin Airlines | Taipei–Songshan |
| Uni Air | Taipei–Songshan |
Ground Transportation
[edit]The airport is served by buses to and from the city centre.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "Airport information for TTT". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Taitung Airport". 31 December 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Two airlines launch Hong Kong-Taichung charters". Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
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Media related to Taitung Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Deprecated link archived 22 December 2012 at archive.today
- Accident history for Taitung Airport (TTT / RCFN) at Aviation Safety Network
