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Taiwan has many international standard airports with Kaohsiung International Airport as its primary gateway. Taipei Songshan Airport is turning into a major international airport as well.
Kaohsiung International Airport (KIA), located in Siaogang District, is the second largest airport in Taiwan. The airport handles 15% of the international movements. The airport has a unique history, set up by the Japanese but retained its military character after was handed back to China. It was converted into a civil airport only in 1965. By 1972, KIA already had regular international flights. KIA had undergone a number of upgrades from 1986-1987 covering five aprons and one runway for local flights. The next phase involved building an international terminal, cargo apron, a high-rise road, parking lots, and an overpass.
Presently KIA sits on 244 hectares of land. It takes up a fraction of the Chiang Kai Shek International Airport. To avoid inconvenience, the airport management imposes curfew from 12:00 AM to 6:30 AM. Four domestic carriers serve the airport at present: Daily Air, Mandarin Airlines, TransAsia Airways, and Uni Air. 10 carriers take passengers back and forth Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam.
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), on the other hand, is a mid-size domestic airport in Songshan District. It is primarily a domestic airport that sometimes acts as an air force field. Like Kaoshiung Airport, TSA started out as a Japanese military airbase during World War II. At the end of the Chinese Civil War, TSA started flight routes to Shanghai and Taipei. Although it is smaller compared to Kaoshung International Airport, TSA is more strategic and is closer to downtown Taipei. TSA proves to be an ideal site for a "city-to-city" route. The Terminal Building has all the features of topnotch airports: post office, restaurants, duty free stores, and many others.
Taiwan is separated by the Taiwan Strait from Japan and the Philippines. Taiwan has become one of the most advanced economies in the world and part the Four Asian Tigers. Taiwanese economy depends largely on electronic gadgets manufacturing.
Kaohsiung International Airport (KIA), located in Siaogang District, is the second largest airport in Taiwan. The airport handles 15% of the international movements. The airport has a unique history, set up by the Japanese but retained its military character after was handed back to China. It was converted into a civil airport only in 1965. By 1972, KIA already had regular international flights. KIA had undergone a number of upgrades from 1986-1987 covering five aprons and one runway for local flights. The next phase involved building an international terminal, cargo apron, a high-rise road, parking lots, and an overpass.
Presently KIA sits on 244 hectares of land. It takes up a fraction of the Chiang Kai Shek International Airport. To avoid inconvenience, the airport management imposes curfew from 12:00 AM to 6:30 AM. Four domestic carriers serve the airport at present: Daily Air, Mandarin Airlines, TransAsia Airways, and Uni Air. 10 carriers take passengers back and forth Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam.
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), on the other hand, is a mid-size domestic airport in Songshan District. It is primarily a domestic airport that sometimes acts as an air force field. Like Kaoshiung Airport, TSA started out as a Japanese military airbase during World War II. At the end of the Chinese Civil War, TSA started flight routes to Shanghai and Taipei. Although it is smaller compared to Kaoshung International Airport, TSA is more strategic and is closer to downtown Taipei. TSA proves to be an ideal site for a "city-to-city" route. The Terminal Building has all the features of topnotch airports: post office, restaurants, duty free stores, and many others.
Taiwan is separated by the Taiwan Strait from Japan and the Philippines. Taiwan has become one of the most advanced economies in the world and part the Four Asian Tigers. Taiwanese economy depends largely on electronic gadgets manufacturing.