Taitung Airport 臺東航空站 臺東機場 Táidōng Hángkōngzhàn Táidōng Jīchǎng
IATA: TTT ICAO: RCFN
Summary
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 / 22.75472; 121.10167
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 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

Transportation

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