Matsu Beigan Airport
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| Beigan Airport 北竿航空站 馬祖北竿機場 Běigān Hángkōngzhàn Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng |
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 MFK
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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 (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 was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township. 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.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Uni Air | Taipei-Songshan |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- 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.[1]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- 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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