Penghu Airport Magong Air Force Base 澎湖機場 馬公空軍基地 Pénghú Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Republic of China Air Force | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aeronautics Administration | ||||||||||
Serves | Magong | ||||||||||
Location | Huxi Township, Penghu County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1977 | ||||||||||
Built | 1957 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°34′00″N 119°37′48″E / 23.56667°N 119.63000°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Penghu Airport (IATA: MZG, ICAO: RCQC), formerly Magong Airport (Chinese: 澎湖機場; pinyin: Pénghú Jīchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phênn-ôo Ki-tiû), 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]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Daily Air | Qimei |
Mandarin Airlines | Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei–Songshan |
Uni Air | Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei–Songshan |
Rank | City | Passengers |
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1 | Taipei–Songshan | 1,036,535 |
2 | Kaohsiung | 838,439 |
3 | Taichung | 435,211 |
4 | Tainan | 148,407 |
5 | Chiayi | 39,441 |