AirportsHualien Chiashan Airport is a large airport serving Hualien City, in Hualien County, Taiwan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HUN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HUN
- ICAO code
- RCYU
- City
- Hualien City
- State or region
- Hualien County
- Country
- Taiwan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.0232° N, 121.6180° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (52 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HUN means Hualien Chiashan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RCYU. 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 24.0232° N, 121.6180° E. It stands 16 metres (52 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Taichung, about 96 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
Hualien Chiashan Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Concrete and asphalt | not listed |
| 03R/21L | 2,745 m 9,005 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air BaseTaichung (Qingshui) | RMQ | 105 km |
| Taipei Songshan International AirportTaipei (Songshan) | TSA | 116 km |
| Taiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaoyuan | TPE | 124 km |
| Chiayi AirportShuishang | CYI | 140 km |
| Yonaguni AirportYonaguni, Japan | OGN | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,442 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,047 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,624 km | 8 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,904 km | 12 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,651 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,975 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,155 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,166 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,163 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
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