Lanyu Airport Explained

Lanyu Airport
Nativename-A:Chinese: {{nobold|蘭嶼航空站
Chinese: {{nobold|蘭嶼機場
Seyseykedan No Sikoki No Irala
Nativename-R:Lányǔ Hángkōngzhàn
Lányǔ Jīchǎng
Iata:KYD
Icao:RCLY
Pushpin Map:Taiwan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Taiwan
Pushpin Label:KYD
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ministry of National Defense
City-Served:Orchid Island
Location:Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan
Elevation-F:44
Elevation-M:13.4
Coordinates:22.0294°N 121.5272°W
Metric-Elev:yes
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3684
R1-Length-M:1123
R1-Surface:Paved

The Lanyu Airport (; Tao: Seyseykedan No Sikoki No Irala) is an airport on Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan. The airport does not support night time flying except for emergency medical services flights.

History

The airport was initially controlled by the military, but is now under control of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) since 1977. Expansion was made to the airport in which it was completed in 1982. Since 1990, the CAA has initiated a series of development projects for further expansion and improvement of the airport.[1]

Incidents and accidents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taitung Airport-About-Lanyu Airport. 2007-12-31.
  2. Web site: Daily Air flight overruns runway on Orchid Island. 14 April 2017. Shelley. Shan. Taipei Times. 14 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Daily Air plane grounded in Lanyu due to nose landing gear problem. 7 June 2017. Tyson. Lu. Evelyn. Kao. Focus Taiwan. 8 June 2017.