AirportsKinmen Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Shang-I, in Kinmen County, Taiwan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KNH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KNH
- ICAO code
- RCBS
- City
- Shang-I
- State or region
- Kinmen County
- Country
- Taiwan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 24.4279° N, 118.3590° E
- Elevation
- 28 m (93 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KNH means Kinmen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RCBS. 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 24.4279° N, 118.3590° E. It stands 28 metres (93 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
Kinmen Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXiamen, China | XMN | 27 km |
| Quanzhou Jinjiang International AirportQuanzhou, China | JJN | 47 km |
| Penghu Magong AirportHuxi | MZG | 160 km |
| Jieyang Chaoshan International AirportJieyang (Rongcheng), China | SWA | 212 km |
| Fuzhou Changle International AirportFuzhou (Changle), China | FOC | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,112 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,715 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,294 km | 8 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,688 km | 12 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,672 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,180 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,995 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,398 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,359 km | 9 h 20 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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