Taoyuan International Airport

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport 臺灣桃園國際機場 桃園機場 Táiwān Táoyuán Gúojì Jīchǎng Táoyuán Jīchǎng
IATA: TPE ICAO: RCTP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of the Republic of China
Operator	Taoyuan International Airport Corporation
Serves	Northern Taiwan (Taipei)
Location	Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Hub for	China Airlines EVA Air UNI Air Tigerair Taiwan Far Eastern Air Transport
Focus city for	Cathay Pacific Mandarin Airlines Vanilla Air Thai Airways Scoot
Elevation AMSL	33 m / 108 ft
Coordinates	25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25.07639°N 121.22389°E / 25.07639; 121.22389Coordinates: 25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25.07639°N 121.22389°E / 25.07639; 121.22389
Website	www.taoyuan-airport.com
Map
TPE Location in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05L/23R 3,660 12,008 Asphalt concrete 05R/23L 3,800 12,467 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2016)
Number of passengers 42,296,322 Aircraft Movement 244,464 Airfreight Movements (kg) 2,097,228,000
Sources: Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications

Number of passengers	42,296,322
Aircraft Movement	244,464
Airfreight Movements (kg)	2,097,228,000

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) is an international airport serving the capital city of Taipei, Taiwan, and the northern parts of the island. Located about 40 km west of Taipei in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, the airport is Taiwan's largest airport. It is one of five Taiwanese airports with regular international flights, and is by far the busiest international air entry point amongst them. It is the main international hub for China Airlines and EVA Air.

The airport opened for commercial operations in 1979 and is an important regional trans-shipment center, passenger hub, and gateway for destinations in Asia. The airport was formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (CKS International Airport) until the name was changed on 6 September 2006 to its current name.

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is one of two airports that serves Taipei and northern Taiwan; the other, Taipei Songshan Airport, is located within Taipei City limits and served Taipei as its international airport until 1979. Songshan now mainly serves chartered flights, most of which are to and from China (see cross-strait charter), domestic flights, and some international flights to various locations in China (particularly Shanghai Hongqiao), Seoul, Korea, and Tokyo, Japan.

In 2016, Taiwan Taoyuan handled 42.3 million passengers and 2.1 billion kg of freight. The airport was the 11th busiest airport worldwide in terms of international passenger numbers, and 6th busiest in terms of international freight traffic in 2015.