KHH

Kaohsiung International Airport

ICAO RCKH22.5771°N 120.3500°E9 m / 31 ftLarge airport
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Kaohsiung International Airport (IATA: KHH, ICAO: RCKH) is a large airport in Kaohsiung (Xiaogang), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 3,150 m (10,335 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aeronautics Administration. In 2025 it handled 7.0 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1938–1938
1938
OpenedKaohsiung International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
高雄國際機場 國際航廈高雄國際機場 國內航廈
09/27092° / 272° · LIT
LENGTH3,150 m10,335 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
5.4M
6.0M
6.4M
6.5M
7.0M
7.5M
1.9M
837K
1.2M
4.2M
5.9M
7.0M
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Routes

37 destinations · 11 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 mi2,000 miCMJ · Qimei Airport · 119 km / 74 miWOT · Wang'an Airport · 124 km / 77 miHUN · Hualien Chiashan Airport · 206 km / 128 miXMN · Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · 315 km / 196 miFOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport · 379 km / 235 miLZN · Matsu Nangan Airport · 400 km / 249 miISG · New Ishigaki Airport · 446 km / 277 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 662 km / 411 miSZX · Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · 672 km / 418 miMFM · Macau International Airport · 697 km / 433 miNGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport · 814 km / 506 miOKA · Naha International Airport · 840 km / 522 miMNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · 900 km / 559 miPVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport · 963 km / 598 miCJU · Jeju International Airport · 1,356 km / 843 miDAD · Da Nang International Airport · 1,466 km / 911 miHAN · Noi Bai International Airport · 1,507 km / 936 miKMJ · Kumamoto Airport · 1,538 km / 956 miFUK · Fukuoka Airport · 1,573 km / 977 miCKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · 1,579 km / 981 miPUS · Gimhae International Airport · 1,630 km / 1,013 miICN · Incheon International Airport · 1,756 km / 1,091 miGMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport · 1,776 km / 1,104 miOKJ · Okayama Momotaro Airport · 1,886 km / 1,172 miSGN · Tan Son Nhat International Airport · 1,956 km / 1,215 miKIX · Kansai International Airport · 1,959 km / 1,217 miUKB · Kobe Airport · 1,972 km / 1,225 miNGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport · 2,102 km / 1,306 miKMQ · Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base · 2,179 km / 1,354 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 2,292 km / 1,424 miDMK · Don Mueang International Airport · 2,293 km / 1,425 miNRT · Narita International Airport · 2,428 km / 1,509 miSDJ · Sendai Airport · 2,613 km / 1,624 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 2,949 km / 1,832 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 2,984 km / 1,854 miCTS · New Chitose Airport · 2,988 km / 1,857 miPQC · Phú Quốc International Airport · 2,221 km / 1,380 miCTSKULSINSDJNRTDMKPQCKMQNGOSGNOKJGMPPUSCKGFUKHANDADCJUPVGMNLOKANGBMFMISGLZNXMNHUNKIXKMJWOTSZXBKKUKBHKGFOCKHH
Year-round36
CMJQimei AirportTaiwan · Daily Air119 km74 miWOTWang'an AirportTaiwan · Daily Air124 km77 miHUNHualien Chiashan AirportTaiwan · Mandarin Airlines206 km128 miXMNXiamen Gaoqi International AirportChina · Xiamen Airlines315 km196 miFOCFuzhou Changle International AirportChina · Xiamen Airlines379 km235 miLZNMatsu Nangan AirportTaiwan · Mandarin Airlines400 km249 miISGNew Ishigaki AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan446 km277 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · Mandarin Airlines, HK Express, Cathay Pacific +2662 km411 miSZXShenzhen Bao'an International AirportChina · China Airlines672 km418 miMFMMacau International AirportMacao SAR China · Air Macau, EVA Air697 km433 miNGBNingbo Lishe International AirportChina · Spring Airlines814 km506 miOKANaha International AirportJapan · Jetstar Japan, Thai Lion Air, Tigerair Taiwan +2840 km522 miMNLNinoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · Philippines AirAsia, China Airlines, Cebu Pacific900 km559 miPVGShanghai Pudong International AirportChina · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, China Airlines +1963 km598 miCJUJeju International AirportSouth Korea · Tigerair Taiwan, Trinity Airways1,356 km843 miDADDa Nang International AirportVietnam · Tigerair Taiwan1,466 km911 miHANNoi Bai International AirportVietnam · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air1,507 km936 miKMJKumamoto AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan, China Airlines1,538 km956 miFUKFukuoka AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan, China Airlines, EVA Air1,573 km977 miCKGChongqing Jiangbei International AirportChina · China Airlines1,579 km981 miPUSGimhae International AirportSouth Korea · Air Busan, Jeju Air, Trinity Airways1,630 km1,013 miICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea · Trinity Airways, China Airlines, EVA Air1,756 km1,091 miGMPSeoul Gimpo International AirportSouth Korea · Tigerair Taiwan, Jeju Air, Trinity Airways1,776 km1,104 miOKJOkayama Momotaro AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan1,886 km1,172 miSGNTan Son Nhat International AirportVietnam · Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air1,956 km1,215 miKIXKansai International AirportJapan · Peach, Tigerair Taiwan, AirAsia +21,959 km1,217 miUKBKobe AirportJapan · Starlux Airlines1,972 km1,225 miNGOChubu Centrair International AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan2,102 km1,306 miKMQKomatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air BaseJapan · Tigerair Taiwan2,179 km1,354 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · China Airlines2,292 km1,424 miDMKDon Mueang International AirportThailand · Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air2,293 km1,425 miNRTNarita International AirportJapan · Thai AirAsia, Jetstar Japan, Tigerair Taiwan +32,428 km1,509 miSDJSendai AirportJapan · Tigerair Taiwan2,613 km1,624 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · China Airlines2,949 km1,832 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · AirAsia2,984 km1,854 miCTSNew Chitose AirportJapan · Thai Lion Air, Tigerair Taiwan2,988 km1,857 mi
Most destinationsTigerair Taiwan 15China Airlines 13EVA Air 7Trinity Airways 4Mandarin Airlines 3Thai Lion Air 3

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from KHH. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Kaohsiung International Airport” (revision of 12 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers7.0M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#284of 3,974 · #88 Asia · #2 TWLongest runway3,150 m10,335 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=905of 29,823 · #285 Asia · #5 TWElevation9 m31 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=40,369of 43,341 · =2,781 Asia · #31 TWAgeOpened 19382026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=870of 15,079 · =95 Asia · #4 TWRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =6 TW
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

5 channels
APPAPP121.100
ATISATIS127.800
CLDCLNC DEL121.800
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.700