Hsinchu Air Base | |
Nativename-A: | Chinese: {{nobold|新竹空軍基地<br /> |
Nativename-R: | Xīnzhú Kōngjūn Jīdì |
Location: | Located in North, Hsinchu, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Iata: | HSZ |
Icao: | RCPO |
Type: | Military air base |
Controlledby: | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (1936–1945) (1946–present) (1950–1979) |
Used: | 19 May 1936–present |
Owner: | Air Force Command Headquarters |
Elevation: | 26m (85ft) |
Pushpin Map: | Taiwan#Southeast Asia#East China Sea#North Pacific#Earth |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Label: | Hsinchu |
Pushpin Mark: | Roundel of the Republic of China.svg |
Pushpin Marksize: | 15 |
Coordinates: | 24.8181°N 120.9392°W |
R1-Number: | 05/23 |
R1-Length: | 3644m (11,955feet) |
R1-Surface: | concrete/asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Hsinchu Airport (Chinese: t=新竹機場|s=新竹机场|first=t|p=Xīnzhú Jīchǎng,) is an airport and military airbase in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was constructed during the era of Japanese rule on 19 May 1936 and was named . As of the late 1990s, the longest runway at Hsinchu was reportedly 12,000 feet (3658 m) long.
Stationed at Hsinchu AB:
In July 2020, a Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashed at Hsinchu Air Force base, killing the two pilots.[2]