Penghu Airport Magong Air Force Base | |
Nativename: | |
Iata: | MZG |
Icao: | RCQC |
Pushpin Map: | Penghu County#Taiwan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Penghu County |
Pushpin Label: | MZG/RCQC |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public / Military |
Owner: | Republic of China Air Force |
Operator: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
City-Served: | Magong |
Location: | Huxi Township, Penghu County, Taiwan |
Coordinates: | 23.5667°N 119.63°W |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Penghu Airport, formerly Magong Airport, is a domestic airport in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan. Handling 2,380,265 passengers in 2017, it is the fifth-busiest airport in Taiwan. The ROC Air Force's Magong Air Base is also located here.
Penghu Airport opened in 1957 with a focus on military personnel and cargo transportation. The construction of the new terminal began in 1966 and was subordinate to Kaohsiung Airport. The airport was officially established as a Type C airport and began operations on 1 August 1977.
In August 2004, the second phase of a new terminal was completed, which included the waiting room and terminal building.[1] In June 2015, a new instrument landing system at the airport was inaugurated which was expected to improve safety, reducing the visibility requirement for the runway from 1,600 to 1,200 metres.[2]
On 30 July 2018, the Civil Aeronautics Administration announced that Magong Airport would be renamed to Penghu Airport on 9 August 2018.[3]
On 22 September 2020, President Tsai Ing-wen visited Penghu Magong Air Force base and praised the "heroic performance" of the pilots and crews who had intercepted and driven away Chinese (PRC) aircraft over the weekend.[4]
1 | Taipei–Songshan | 1,036,535 | |
2 | Kaohsiung | 838,439 | |
3 | Taichung | 435,211 | |
4 | Tainan | 148,407 | |
5 | Chiayi | 39,441 |