# Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (RMQ / RCMQ) **Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base** (IATA: RMQ, ICAO: RCMQ) is a large airport in Taichung (Qingshui), Taichung City, Taiwan. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 3,658 m (12,000 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Civil Aeronautics Administration. In 2021 it handled 582 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcmq ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RMQ / RCMQ - Type: Large airport - Operator: Civil Aeronautics Administration - Serves: Taichung (Qingshui), Taichung City, Taiwan - Opened: 1954 - Elevation: 202 m / 663 ft - Coordinates: 24.2647, 120.6210 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,658 m / 12,000 ft - Passengers: 581,767 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Taipei - Website: https://www.tca.gov.tw/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichung_International_Airport (21 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374558 - Weather station: RCMQ · WMO 46770 - Ident: RCMQ ## Timeline - 1954: Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18/36 | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 177° / 357° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 1,283,726 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,450,252 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,592,361 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,807,499 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,186,971 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,343,260 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,380,116 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,394,648 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,638,774 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,821,967 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,104,631 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 581,767 | Wikidata | ## Routes 11 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [SHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rors.md) Shimojishima Airport · Japan · 462 km / 287 mi · Starlux Airlines - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 738 km / 459 mi · Tigerair Taiwan, Starlux Airlines, China Airlines - [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · Macao SAR China · 756 km / 470 mi · Starlux Airlines - [KMJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjft.md) Kumamoto Airport · Japan · 1,380 km / 857 mi · Starlux Airlines - [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 1,454 km / 903 mi · Starlux Airlines, Jin Air - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 1,569 km / 975 mi · Jin Air - [TAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjot.md) Takamatsu Airport · Japan · 1,704 km / 1,059 mi · Starlux Airlines - [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 1,821 km / 1,132 mi · Starlux Airlines - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 2,286 km / 1,420 mi · Starlux Airlines - [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 2,356 km / 1,464 mi · Starlux Airlines ### Seasonal (1) - [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 1,346 km / 836 mi · Shandong Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RMQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - AE [Mandarin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mandarin-airlines) ### Passenger (5) - JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 9 - LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 2 - CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1 - SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - [Tigerair Taiwan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tigerair-taiwan) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 582K (2021) | #1,048 of 3,974 | #332 in Asia | #6 in TW | | Longest runway | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | =336 of 29,858 | =98 in Asia | #2 in TW | | Elevation | 202 m / 663 ft | =24,115 of 43,403 | #1,349 in Asia | #2 in TW | | Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =212 in Asia | #5 in TW | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =6 in TW | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | TAICHUNG APP | 120.400 | | TWR | TWR | 118.750 | | ATIS | CINGCYUANGANG AIRPORT | 127.750 | | Tower | CCK Tower | 120.250 | ## Nearby airports - [HSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcpo.md) Hsinchu Air Base · 69 km / 43 mi - [CYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcku.md) Chiayi Airport · 92 km / 57 mi - [HUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcyu.md) Hualien Chiashan Airport · 105 km / 65 mi - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · 110 km / 68 mi - [MZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcqc.md) Penghu Magong Airport · 127 km / 79 mi - [TSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcss.md) Taipei Songshan International Airport · 130 km / 81 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) - [Wikipedia: “Taichung International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taichung_International_Airport&oldid=1374712172), revision of 13 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/rcmq/data