Taitung Airport () is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County,

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(effective October 2006) The airport operates from 7am to 6pm.

History

The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land began as a holding room facility in 1977 and upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981. It then moved to its current site months later afterwards to meet the strategic requirements for the

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. 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

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is located on the airport.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above

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. It has one

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designated 04/22 with an

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surface measuring .

Airlines and destinations

Transportation

The airport is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways.

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