Matsu Beigan Airport
| Beigan Airport 北竿航空站 馬祖北竿機場 Běigān Hángkōngzhàn Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng | |||||||||||
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| IATA: MFK – ICAO: RCMT | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aeronautics Administration | ||||||||||
| Location | Matsu Islands | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 41 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E / 26.22389°N 120.00250°ECoordinates: 26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E / 26.22389°N 120.00250°E | ||||||||||
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Matsu Beigan Airport
Matsu Beigan Airport (Chinese: 馬祖北竿機場; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng) (IATA: MFK, ICAO: RCMT) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang, Fukien Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It also serves as a heliport. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.
History
The airport was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Uni Air | Taipei-Songshan |
Accidents and incidents
- On 10 August, 1997, Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashed while attempting to land at Matsu Beigan Airport. All 16 passengers and crew perished in the accident.[2]
References
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- Basic information of the airport (in Traditional Chinese)
- Basic information of the airport on CAA website (in Traditional Chinese)
- Airport information for ECMT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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