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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 passenger terminals in 18 airports, of which 9 airports are owned by CAA, with the rest owned by the Republic of China Air Force. History The agency was established on January 20, 1947. Due to organization reform the Civil Aeronautics Administration was renamed to Civil Aviation Administration on September 15, 2023 following promulgation by the President on June 7, 2023. Organizational structure * Logistic Division * Aerodrome Engineering Division * Air Navigation Facilities Division * Air Traffic Services Division * Flight Standards Division * Air Traffic Division * Planning, Legal and International Affair Division * Civil Service Ethics Office * Budget, Accounting and Statistics Office * Personnel Office * Secretariat * Information Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Mandarin, frequently referred to as ''Guoyu'' () or ''Huayu'' (), is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also speak a variety of Min Chinese known as Taiwanese Hokkien, which has had a significant influence on the Mandarin spoken on the island. Mandarin was not a prevalent spoken language in Taiwan before the mid-20th century. Early Chinese immigrants who settled in Taiwan before Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule mainly spoke other varieties of Chinese languages, primarily Hakka language, Hakka and Hokkien. By contrast, Taiwanese indigenous peoples speak unrelated Austronesian languages. Japan Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895), annexed Taiwan in 1895 and governed the island as a colony for the next 50 years, introducing Japanese language, Japanese in education, government, and public life. With the defeat of Imperial Japan in World War II, Taiwan was transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hengchun Airport
Hengchun Airport () is an airport in Renshou Village, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The airport is near Kenting National Park and is the southernmost airport in Taiwan. Due to its location, the airport frequently experiences strong katabatic winds and is forced to close. Because of this, the load factor of the flights rarely exceeds 40%; airlines are considering filing applications for withdrawal of services to Hengchun. Scheduled flights ceased in September 2014. In late May 2019, Taiwanese carrier, Uni Air has announced that they will be officially ending flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Hengchun after they suspended flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Hengchun back in September 2014. History The airport construction was finished in 2003 and opened to public in January 2004 with a cost of NT$539,000,000. However, since the opening of Taiwan High Speed Rail in 2007, there has been a sharp decline in the number of passengers using the airport. The air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Taiwan
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications governs transportation in Taiwan. Land transport Roads * Total length: 41,475 km (2009) ** National highway: 901 km ** Provincial highway: 4,680 km * Highways: 20,947 km (including 872 km of freeways) * Urban roads: 16,395, km Rail Total: 1,580 km (2009) (all on the island of Taiwan) * Taiwan Railway: 1,097 km of gauge * Taiwan High Speed Rail: 354 km of gauge * Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit: 51.8 km of gauge * Taipei Metro: 131.1 km of gauge * New Taipei Metro * Taoyuan Metro: 51.03 km of gauge * Taichung Metro * Taiwan Sugar Corporation: 240 km of gauge * Forestry Bureau: 86 km of gauge High-speed rail The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) commenced operations on 5 January 2007, after some delays in 2006. The THSR connects Taipei City in the northeast of the island of Taiwan to Kaohsiung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Metro
Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapid transit system to be built on the island. The initial network was approved for construction in 1986, and work began two years later. It began operations on 28 March 1996, and by 2000, 62 stations were in service across three main lines. Over the next nine years, the number of passengers had increased by 70%. Since 2008, the network has expanded to 131 stations and the passenger count has grown by another 96%. The system has been praised by locals for its effectiveness in relieving growing traffic congestion in Taipei and its surrounding satellite towns, with over eight million trips made daily. History Proposal and construction The idea of constructing a rapid transit system on the island was first put forth at a press conference on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songshan Airport MRT Station
The Taipei Metro Songshan Airport station is located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on Wenhu line serving Taipei Songshan Airport. Station overview This four-level, underground station features an island platform and three exits. The station is 150 meters long, 20 meters wide, and is accessible from Songshan Airport via a 42-meter long underground cross passage. This station is one of the only two underground stations on the Wenhu line, the other being station. They are also the first underground stations in the system to have platform doors. In addition to developing food facilities in the underground passage connecting the station to the airport, an "airport library" will also be opened. From 30 March 1936 until 1976, there was also a Songshan Airport station located on the now-defunct TRA which was linked to Songshan Station by an intermediate station (Songshan Power Plant Station), but the TRA station was built at a different location from the present Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang-an Airport
Wang-an Airport () is an airport in Wang-an, Penghu Islands, Taiwan (ROC). History Construction of the airport started in January 1988, and was completed later that year. On 11 May 1991 the Civil Aeronautics Administration began to manage the airport, and the airport now has an auxiliary status. The runway was resurfaced in 1996. Airlines and destinations Statistics See also * Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan) * Transportation in Taiwan * 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 ... References External links Wang'an Airport(in English) 1948 establishments in Taiwan Airports in Penghu County {{Taiwan-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taitung Airport
Taitung Airport () is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County, Taiwan. from DAFIF (effective October 2006) The airport operates from 7am to 6pm. History The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977. It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic requirements for the military. On 1 June 2001, it was promoted to become a second class airport, and in September it began its expansion construction to move industries eastwards and boost the local tourism industries. Since 2014, the school APEX flight academy is located on the airport. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring . Airlines and destinations Ground Transportation The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways. See also * Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainan Airport
Tainan Airport (; formally "") is a commercial airport located in South District, Tainan, South District, Tainan, Taiwan. It is shared with Republic of China Air Force Tainan Air Force Base, AFB. In January 2011, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China), Civil Aeronautics Administration approved the airport to handle international flights. History 20th Century In 1935 during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule, Tainan Airport was proposed by the Tainan Prefecture government due to the need for civil transportation in southern Taiwan. The airport was opened on June 26, 1937, with regular flights to Matsuyama Airport (modern-day Taipei Songshan Airport) operated by Japan Air Transport. After World War II broke out, this airport was converted to a base for the Tainan Air Group. During the war this airport was named ''Eineisho Airport'' by the United States Armed Forces, to distinguish it from two other, smaller airports located in what is nowadays known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsu Nangan Airport
Matsu Nangan Airport ( zh, t=馬祖南竿機場, p=Mǎzǔ Nángān Jīchǎng) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan. It is located on the Nangan Island, near the Jieshou Village. It also serves as a heliport. The facility can handle only turboprop planes, like the ATR 72-600. Airlines and destinations Transportation The airport is accessible by private car or taxis via the only roadway Zhongyang Boulevard. See also * Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan) * Transportation in Taiwan * 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 ... References External links Official site {{Airports in Taiwan Airports in Lienchiang County Nangang Township Airports established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsu Beigan Airport
Matsu Beigan Airport ( zh, t=馬祖北竿機場, s=马祖北竿机场, first=t, p=Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan. It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport. History The airport was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township. When opened, it was the only airport in the Matsu Islands, and was only served by small aircraft due to its short runway and terrain to the west. The airport was expanded in 2000, adding a runway to the east of the original runway. After the opening of the larger Nangan Airport in 2003, passenger traffic at Beigan Airport decreased. A new terminal building opened in 2005. There are plans in place to extend the runway at Beigan Airport to long, replacing the current Nangan Airport, scheduled to be completed in 2032. Facilities The airport has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magong Airport
Penghu Airport , formerly Magong Airport (), 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. History 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. 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. On 30 July 2018, the Civil Aviation Administration announced that Magong Airport would be renamed to Penghu Airport on 9 August 2018. On 22 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudao Airport
Green Island, also known by other names, is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean about off the eastern coast of the main island of Taiwan. It is at high tide and at low tide, making it the seventh-largest island in Taiwan. The island is administered as , a rural township of Taitung County and one of the county's two insular townships (the other being Lanyu Township). The island once served as a penal colony for political prisoners during Taiwan's period of martial law, although today it is primarily known as a tourist hotspot. Names The island was known as Sama-Sana, Samasana and as in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a transcription of its Amis name ''Sanasai''. The name "Green Island" is a calque of the island's Chinese name, written . It is also known as Lyudao, Lüdao or from the pinyin romanization of the name's Mandarin pronunciation; as from its Wade-Giles romanization; and as from its Hokkien pronunciation. The name was adopted by the Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
