# Hengchun Airport (HCN / RCKW)

**Hengchun Airport** (IATA: HCN, ICAO: RCKW) is a medium airport in Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It opened on 12 Jan 2004. It has one runway, 1,700 m (5,577 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aeronautics Administration. In 2014 it handled 768 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HCN / RCKW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Civil Aeronautics Administration
- Serves: Hengchun, Pingtung County, Taiwan
- Opened: 12 Jan 2004
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 22.0411, 120.7300
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,700 m / 5,577 ft
- Passengers: 768 (2014)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Taipei
- Website: https://www.hca.gov.tw/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hengchun_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710284
- Weather station: RCKW
- Ident: RCKW

## Timeline

- 12 Jan 2004: Hengchun Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 139° / 319° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 11,000 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 5,588 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 4,536 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 2,036 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 2,143 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 2,448 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 2,212 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,684 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 768 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 768 (2014) | #3,349 of 3,974 | #902 in Asia | #18 in TW |
| Longest runway | 1,700 m / 5,577 ft | =5,250 of 29,858 | =1,266 in Asia | #16 in TW |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =2,653 in Asia | #27 in TW |
| Age | Opened 2004 | =11,905 of 15,079 | =586 in Asia | #17 in TW |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [RCDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcdc.md) Pingtung Air Force Base · 75 km / 47 mi
- [RCSQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcsq.md) Pingtung Air Force Base North · 78 km / 48 mi
- [KYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcly.md) Lanyu Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [TW-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tw-0004.md) Zuoying Naval Airfield · 87 km / 54 mi
- [TTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcfn.md) Taitung Airport · 88 km / 55 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckw/data