AirportsChiayi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shuishang, in Chiayi County, Taiwan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYI
- ICAO code
- RCKU
- City
- Shuishang
- State or region
- Chiayi County
- Country
- Taiwan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 23.4626° N, 120.3905° E
- Elevation
- 26 m (85 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYI means Chiayi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RCKU. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.4626° N, 120.3905° E. It stands 26 metres (85 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tainan, about 56 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Taipei, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chiayi Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 13 airports of Taiwan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 3,050 m 10,007 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 1,618 m 5,307 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 18/36 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTainan (Rende) | TNN | 60 km |
| Penghu Magong AirportHuxi | MZG | 79 km |
| Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air BaseTaichung (Qingshui) | RMQ | 92 km |
| Kaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung (Xiaogang) | KHH | 99 km |
| Taitung AirportTaitung City | TTT | 107 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,341 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,927 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,522 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,890 km | 12 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,738 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,108 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,028 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,301 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,166 km | 9 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.