Taichung International Airport

Taichung International Airport
臺中國際機場
Summary
Airport type Military/Civil
Operator Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ministry of National Defense
Serves Greater Taichung
Location Taichung City, Taiwan
Elevation AMSL 663 ft / 203 m
Coordinates 24°15′52.80″N 120°37′14.09″E / 24.2646667°N 120.6205806°E / 24.2646667; 120.6205806
Map
TXG
Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 12,000 3,658 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements 26,457
Passenger movements 2,343,346
Airfreight movements in tonnes 2,492.0
Taichung Airport terminal building
Taichung Airport ramp

Taichung International Airport (Chinese: 臺中國際機場) (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ), previously known as Ching Chuan Kang Airport (清泉崗機場), is an international airport located in Taichung City, 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

Ching Chuan Kang Air Base Airfield.

Taichung International 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 Ching Chuan Kang. 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. The airport has been promoted to an international airport officially on Jan 03, 2017 and named as Taichung International Airport (臺中國際機場).[1]

Terminals

Terminal 1

In 2003, with the demand to develop cross-strait and other international air routes from Taichung City, Taiwanese officials made the decision to transfer airports from Shuinan Airport (TXG) to RMQ; since RMQ had been for the airbase for ROCAF, the Taiwanese CAA held negotiations with the air force, which led to the air force allowing an edge for building a new civilian terminal. The first terminal was completed in 2004, and all flights moved from TXG to RMQ soon afterwards. Terminal 1 originally had sole responsibility for domestic and international arrivals and departures until the completion of Terminal 2.

Terminal 2

In 2008, Taiwanese officials decided to build another terminal to meet booming passenger demand, which led to the announcement of the "First Phase for Central Taiwan International Airport (not to be confused with Chūbu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, Japan literally)". Terminal 2 now handles all international/cross-strait flights, while the older Terminal 1 currently serves domestic flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing
EVA Air Macau, Seoul–Incheon
Far Eastern Air Transport Kinmen, Penghu
HK Express Hong Kong
Mandarin Airlines Hangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hualien, Hong Kong, Kinmen, Penghu, Ningbo,Meixian, Okinawa, Tokyo–Narita,[2] Wuxi
Thai Vietjet Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi (resume 3 November 2018)[3]
Tigerair Taiwan Macau[4]
T'way Air Seoul–Incheon
Sichuan Airlines Sanya
Uni Air Guangzhou, Kinmen, Penghu, Matsu Nangan, Shenzhen, Wuxi[5]
Vietjet Air Hanoi,[6] Ho Chi Minh City
International destinations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "清泉崗機場正名　台中國際機場揭牌-風傳媒" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ↑ 唯一台中飛東京 華信航空6/14首航 Taiwan Central News Agency 02 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Thai Vietjet Air schedules Taichung flights from Nov 2018 Routesonline. 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270927/tigerair-taiwan-adds-taichung-macau-service-in-s17/
  5. ↑ "Wuxi Enhances International/Regional Links from late-April 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Vietjet Air adds Hanoi – Taichung service from late-June 2018 Routesonline. 25 April 2018.
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