Qimei Airport or Chi Mei Airport () is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...
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Cimei, Penghu
Cimei Township, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Qimei Township, Chimei Township) () is a Township (Taiwan), rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan. The island is the fifth largest in ...
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an island in
Penghu County,
Taiwan (ROC).
History
The
Penghu County Government approved the building of the airport in 1977 in order to improve access for the residents of the county. The runway was redone in 1995, and is currently under the control of
Civil Aeronautics Administration since 11 May 1996.
Facilities
The airport has one
runway
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which is in length.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA; ) is the government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that is responsible for the regulation of all civil aviation activities. CAA operates the p ...
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Transportation in Taiwan
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Republic of China), Ministry of Transportation and Communications governs transportation in Taiwan.
Land transport
Roads
* Total length: 41,475 km (2009)
** National highway: 901&nb ...
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List of airports in Taiwan
This is a list of airports in Taiwan, grouped by type and sorted by number of passengers.
Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport currently has regular international flights.
See also
* Transportation in Taiwan
* List of air ...
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Penghu Airport
References
External links
Official website*
1977 establishments in Taiwan
Airports established in 1977
Airports in Penghu County
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