Taiping Island Airport

Taiping Island Airport (Chinese: 太平島機場; pinyin: Tàipíng Dǎo Jīchǎng) is an airport on Taiping Island, Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is located in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The island, (named Itu Aba before 1946[1]), is disputed territory and has been occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1956.

Taiping Island Airport
太平島機場
Tàipíng Dǎo Jīchǎng
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorROC Air Force
LocationTaiping Island
Coordinates10°22′38″N 114°21′59″E
Map
RCSP
Location of airport in the South China Sea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,200 3,937 Concrete

The airport is managed by the Republic of China Air Force. It has a 1,200 metre long, 30 metre wide runway, with an aircraft apron in the east covering 7,800 square metres (1.9 acres) (0.78 hectares) that can park two C-130 transport aircraft, in addition to an apron on the west side covering 1,300 square metres (0.32 acres). The airport is the southernmost airbase under the de facto territorial control of Taiwan.

Background
A ROC Air Force C-130H similar to the one pictured makes regular flights to Taiping Island.

In 2006, the government of the Republic of China revealed plans for constructing an airbase on Taiping Island, commissioned by the ROC Ministry of National Defense. Construction completed on 12 December 2007, and 2 February 2008, (then) ROC president Chen Shui-bian visited the airport, travelling via a C-130 transport plane.

Once every two months, a C-130 transport aircraft arrives from Taiwan island which provides personnel transportation and material supplies for the entire island. There are no other regular scheduled flights.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Republic of China Air ForceMilitary Charter: Kaohsiung[2]

See also

References
  1. See Taiping Island for more information.
  2. "Kaohsiung International Airport Domestic Flight Schedule". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.
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