Pingtung Airport

Pingtung Airport North 屏東航空站 屏東機場 Píngdōng Hángkōngzhàn Píngdōng Jīchǎng
IATA: PIF ICAO: RCSQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aeronautics Administration
Serves	Pingtung, Taiwan
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
Map
PIF Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 2,438 8,000 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 relocate back to the north facilities.

Military Operations

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

• 20th Electronic Warfare Group, 2nd Early Warning Squadron and 6th Electronic Warfare Squadron - flying E-2T ASW aircraft from the Republic of China Navy
• 10th Tactical Airlift Group (101st Airlift Squadron and 102nd Airlift Squadron) - flying C-130HE tactical transports

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

See also

• Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
• Transportation in Taiwan
• List of airports in Taiwan

References