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Taichung Airport

Taichung International Airport
臺中國際機場
Taichung Airport Airfield color.jpg
Summary
Airport type Military/Civil
Operator Civil Aeronautics Administration
Ministry of National Defense
Serves Greater Taichung
Location Taichung City
Elevation AMSL 663 ft / 203 m
Coordinates 24°15′52.80″N 120°37′14.09″E / 24.2646667°N 120.6205806°E / 24.2646667; 120.6205806
Map
TXG is located in Taiwan
TXG
TXG
Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 12,000 3,658 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Movements 26,457
Passenger movements 2,343,346
Airfreight movements in tonnes 2,492.0
Aircraft Movements 26,457
Passenger movements 2,343,346
Airfreight movements in tonnes 2,492.0

Taichung International Airport (Chinese: 臺中國際機場) (IATA: TXGICAO: RCMQ), previously known as Ching Chuan Kang Airport (清泉崗機場), is an international airport located in Taichung City, Republic of China for both commercial and military purposes. It is also the third international airport in Taiwan, with scheduled services to Mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Taichung International Airport was constructed during the era of Japanese rule and was named Kōkan Airport (Japanese: 公館空港?). The airport then expanded in 1954 according to the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, and in 1966 was renamed Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in memory of General Ching Chuan Kang. It was the largest air force base in the Far East at the time, allowing Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers to land. During the Vietnam War, Ching Chuan Kang became a depot for the United States Air Force (USAF). The USAF had been garrisoning the base with two fighter squadrons until the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty came into force on March 3, 1955.


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