AirportsKaohsiung International Airport is a large airport serving Kaohsiung (Xiaogang), in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KHH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KHH
- ICAO code
- RCKH
- City
- Kaohsiung (Xiaogang)
- State or region
- Kaohsiung City
- Country
- Taiwan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.5771° N, 120.3500° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,150 m (10,335 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KHH means Kaohsiung International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RCKH. 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 22.5771° N, 120.3500° E. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level.
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
Kaohsiung International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,150 metres (10,335 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,150 m 10,335 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
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 | 44 km |
| Taitung AirportTaitung City | TTT | 80 km |
| Chiayi AirportShuishang | CYI | 99 km |
| Penghu Magong AirportHuxi | MZG | 133 km |
| Lanyu AirportOrchid Island | KYD | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,366 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,930 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,546 km | 8 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,971 km | 12 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,835 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,180 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,949 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,369 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,081 km | 9 h 00 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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