AirportsTaichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base is a large airport serving Taichung (Qingshui), in Taichung City, Taiwan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RMQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RMQ
- ICAO code
- RCMQ
- City
- Taichung (Qingshui)
- State or region
- Taichung City
- Country
- Taiwan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.2647° N, 120.6210° E
- Elevation
- 202 m (663 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RMQ means Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RCMQ. 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 24.2647° N, 120.6210° E. It stands 202 metres (663 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
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 13 airports of Taiwan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chiayi AirportShuishang | CYI | 92 km |
| Hualien Chiashan AirportHualien City | HUN | 105 km |
| Taiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaoyuan | TPE | 110 km |
| Penghu Magong AirportHuxi | MZG | 127 km |
| Taipei Songshan International AirportTaipei (Songshan) | TSA | 130 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,338 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,945 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,520 km | 8 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,827 km | 12 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,646 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,030 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,113 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,227 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,234 km | 9 h 15 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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