Kaohsiung Airport
| 高雄 國際 機場 Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RCKH |
| IATA code | KHH |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 9 m (30 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 9 km south of Kaohsiung |
| train | Subway |
| Local transport | bus |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1945 |
| operator | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
| surface | 244 ha |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | 6,417,000 (2016) |
| Air freight | 71,448 t (2016) |
| Flight movements |
57,446 (2016) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 09/27 | 3150 m × 60 m cement concrete |
The Kaohsiung ( Chinese 高雄國際機場 , English Kaohsiung International Airport ) is an international airport in Kaohsiung , Taiwan . It is Taiwan's second largest airport after Taipei Taoyuan Airport. It handles 15% of all Taiwan's international air passengers annually. It serves as a hub for China Airlines
Transport links
The airport is located in the southern Kaohsiung district of Xiaogang .
- Kaohsiung MRT : Red Line on Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, the city's subway system
- several bus and coach connections. The bus stops are located between the international and domestic terminals.
- Taxi - stands located at both terminals
- Car rental companies are also located between the international and domestic terminals. The nearest trunk road is National Highway 1 .
history
| year | Flight movements |
Passengers (in 1000) |
Freight (in t) |
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| 1971 | 11,036 | 518 | 4,695 |
| 1981 | 21,667 | 1,585 | 19,268 |
| 1991 | 58,440 | 4,046 | 46.284 |
| 2001 | 94,531 | 8,285 | 88,744 |
| 2007 | 67,149 | 5,717 | 70.241 |
| 2008 | 47,793 | 4.161 | 62,139 |
| 2009 | 40,335 | 3,661 | 56,863 |
| 2010 | 41,300 | 4,053 | 69,413 |
| 2011 | 42,596 | 4,051 | 59.193 |
| 2012 | 45,302 | 4,466 | 57,320 |
| 2013 | 46,721 | 4,646 | 60.508 |
| 2014 | 51,681 | 5,397 | 68,767 |
| 2015 | 55,685 | 6.001 | 63,031 |
| 2016 | 57,446 | 6,417 | 71,448 |
The airport was built by the army in 1945 during the Japanese colonial era . In 1965 the Civil Aeronautics Administration took over the airport. So the first domestic flights started.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the international destinations decreased significantly. Only Hong Kong and Tokyo were served . The connection to Taipei was established in the early 1990s. This offered the southern Taiwanese more comfort and service, as more international destinations are offered from Taipei. Southeast Asian destinations are currently being offered step by step, as the time required from south to north and then from north to further south was too high. This contributed to a large number of passengers at the airport, so that in 1997 the international terminal was opened.
In 1998 EVA Air opened a connection to Los Angeles . However, it was discontinued three months later due to a lack of passengers. Northwest Airlines offered connections to Osaka and Tokyo three years later . However, they were also suspended due to a passenger shortage due to the September 11th terrorist attacks . For these reasons, the number of passengers has decreased drastically since 1997.
Since the opening of the Taiwan High Speed Rail in 2007, which enables a north-south connection in Taiwan, the number of passengers has fallen sharply due to the numerous domestic connections. Several airlines went bankrupt . Most airlines see hope of flying to Japan , Korea, or mainland China .
Airlines and Destinations
The largest / main airlines that fly to Kaohsiung are China Airlines , Japan Airlines , Malaysia Airlines , Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines . The largest / most important destinations served by Kaohsiung are Bangkok , Guangzhou , Hong Kong , Kuala Lumpur , Manila , Seoul , Shanghai , Shenzhen , Singapore , Taipei , Tokyo and Xiamen . In the freight sector, only China Airlines Cargo flies to Hong Kong, Manila and Taipei.
See also
Web links
- official website of the airport (English)
- Airport data on worldaerodata.com (English)
- Airport guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of China 2016 . In: Taiwan National Bureau of Statistics (ed.): STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2016 . 2017, p. 130–131 (English, online - traffic volume at the most important airports in 1952–2016).
- ↑ http://www.kaohsiung-khh.airports-guides.com/