Pingtung Airport

Pingtung Airport North
屏東航空站
屏東機場
Píngdōng Hángkōngzhàn
Píngdōng Jīchǎng

IATA: PIF – ICAO: RCSQ

PIF
Location of airport in Taiwan

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aeronautics Administration
Serves Pingtung
Elevation AMSL 24 m / 78 ft
Coordinates 22°41′43″N 120°28′40″E / 22.69528°N 120.47778°E / 22.69528; 120.47778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,438 8,000 Asphalt
Pingtung Airport South / Pingtung AFB
空軍屏東基地
Kōngjūn Píngdōng Jīdì
IATA: none – ICAO: RCDC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Ministry of National Defense
Serves Pingtung
Elevation AMSL 24 m / 78 ft
Coordinates 22°40′20″N 120°27′42″E / 22.67222°N 120.46167°E / 22.67222; 120.46167
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
9/27 2,383 7,828 Asphalt

Pingtung Airport (Chinese: 屏東機場; pinyin: Píngdōng Jīchǎng) are two airports in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan (IATA: PIF, ICAO: RCSQ). The two airports are under the control of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Pingtung Airport was established on November 28, 1994 at the old art exhibition hall at the Pingtung Culture Centre. This northern terminal was designated the public airport terminal, while the south part became the Republic of China Air Force base.[1]

With the completion of the new building on May 17, 2005, the airport relocated to the southern airfield. The airports plan is to eventually relocated back to the north facilities.

Military Operations

Pingtung Airbase is home to 439th Combined Wing (439聯隊):

The 103rd Squadron flying C-119G/L transport were all retired 1997-1998.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "(PIF) Pingtung Airport". Flightstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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