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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 finished 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 ai ... References External links Wang'an Airport(in English) 1948 establishments in Taiwan Airports in Penghu County {{Taiwan-airport-stub ...
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Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA; ) is a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China, Taiwan, which 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. 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 Management Office Airports operated by CAA International * Kaohsiung International Airport * Taichung International Airport * Taipei Songshan Airport Domestic * Chiayi Airport * Cim ...
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Wang'an, Penghu
Wangan Township / Wang-an Township () is a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan. It is the second smallest township in Penghu County after Cimei Township. The township is made up of nineteen islands, six of which are inhabited. Name The main island is Wangan Island, originally known as Bazhao / Pa Chao (). Geography The township is located in the southern sea of Penghu. Islands in the township include: * Wangan Island (; Bāng-an-tó) * Jiangjyunao Islet (Chiang-chün-ao hsü, Shōgunō-sho; ; Tsiong-kun-ò-sū) * Hua Islet (Hua hsü, Hana-shima; ; Hue-sū) * Mau Islets ( 貓嶼; Niau-sū) * Cau Islet (草嶼; Tsháu-sū) * Nan Un (南塭/南𥔋; Lâm-ùn) * Maanshan Islet () * Chuanfan Reef () * Toujin (; Thâu-kun) * West Islet (Hsi-hsü-p'ing, Sei-sūpin; ; Sai-sū-phiânn-sū) * East Islet (Tung-hsü-p'ing, Tō-sūpin; ; Tang-sū-phiânn-sū) * Siji Islet (Hsi-chi hsü, Saikichi-sho; ; Sai-kiat-sū) * Dongji Island (Dongji Islet, Tung-chi hsü, Tō-ki ...
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ...
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Penghu
The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘''  or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area of . The largest city is Magong, located on the largest island, which is also named Magong. The Penghu islands had its first historical record during the Tang dynasty and were inhabited by Chinese people by the Song dynasty, during which it was attached to Jinjiang County of Fujian. The archipelago was formally incorporated as an administrative unit of China under the jurisdiction of Tong'an County of Jiangzhe Province in 1281 during the Yuan dynasty. It continued to be controlled by Imperial China with brief European occupations, until it was ceded to the Japanese Empire in 1895. After World War II, Penghu has been governed by the Republic of China (ROC). Under the terms of Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty and the subsequent Taiwan Re ...
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Daily Air
Daily Air Corporation () is an airline with its headquarters in Songshan District, Taipei, Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It operates scheduled passenger services to offshore islands from Taiwan, including Penghu, Green Island and Orchid Island, as well as helicopter contract services and charters. Its main base is Taipei Songshan Airport, with hubs at Kaohsiung International Airport and Taitung Airport. History The airline was established in 1992 as a helicopter operator. Aircraft services began 8 June 2005. The airline is owned by Sincere and Durban Shopping Mall, Miramar Entertainment Park, DC Development (Construction) Group, Mayer Steel Pipe, Tze Shin Transportation and Terminal and Far Eastern Air Transport (5%). It has 100 employees, as of March 2007. Daily Air operates flights primarily to domestic destinations in Taiwan. Destinations Fleet The Daily Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2019): Incidents and accidents * On 13 A ...
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Kaohsiung Airport
Kaohsiung International Airport () is a medium-sized civil airport in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, also known as Siaogang Airport (). With nearly seven million passengers in 2018, it is the second busiest airport in Taiwan, after Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan. The airport has a single east–west runway and two terminals: one international and one domestic. History Originally built as an Imperial Japanese Army Air Squadron base in 1942 during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule era of Taiwan, Kaohsiung Airport retained its military purpose when the Republic of China government first took control of Taiwan in 1945. Due to the need for civil transportation in southern Taiwan, it was demilitarised and converted into a domestic civil airport in 1965, and further upgraded to the status an international airport in 1969, with regular international flights starting in 1972. During the 1970s and 1980s, direct international flights were rare at the airport, ...
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Transportation In Taiwan
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may incl ...
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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 airports by ICAO code: R#RC - Taiwan * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#China, Republic of (Taiwan) Notes References * * External links *Lists of airports in Taiwan: Great Circle MapperThe Airport GuideWorld Aero Data {{DEFAULTSORT:Airports in Taiwan Taiwan Lists of buildings and structures in Taiwan Taiwan transport-related lists Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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1948 Establishments In Taiwan
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ...
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