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.
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]