Kinmen Airport
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Kinmen Airport or Shang Yi Airport (Traditional Chinese: 金門尚義機場, Simplified Chinese: 金门尚义机场, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīnmén Shàngyì jīchǎng) is a civilian airport serving Kinmen
, Fujian Province, Republic of China
(Taiwan). It was built in 1994 as a civilian airport located at Shang-I, to the northeastern side of the original military airport. It was authorized to become a C-class airport under the direct supervision of Civil Aeronautics Administration
, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Executive Yuan
.
It serves an average of 1.2 million passenger every year.
of 93 feet (28 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 06/24 with an asphalt
surface measuring 3001 by 45 m (9,845.8 by 147.6 ).
A 2,580-metre connecting road links to a highway leading to two townships.
Kinmen
Kinmen , also known as Quemoy , is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China : Greater Kinmen, Lesser Kinmen, and some islets. Administratively, it is Kinmen County of Fujian Province, ROC. The county is claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of its...
, Fujian Province, Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan). It was built in 1994 as a civilian airport located at Shang-I, to the northeastern side of the original military airport. It was authorized to become a C-class airport under the direct supervision of Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration (Republic of China)
The Civil Aeronautics Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communication is a government agency of the Republic of China . It is a division of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication under the Executive Yuan and responsible for the regulation of all civil aviation activities in...
, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Executive Yuan
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
.
It serves an average of 1.2 million passenger every year.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 93 feet (28 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 06/24 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 3001 by 45 m (9,845.8 by 147.6 ).
A 2,580-metre connecting road links to a highway leading to two townships.