Songshan Airport
Secondary airport serving Taipei, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taipei Songshan Airport (IATA: TSA, ICAO: RCSS) is a regional airport and military airbase located in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The airport covers an area of 182 hectares (450 acres).[3]
Taipei Songshan Airport Songshan Air Force Base 臺北松山機場 空軍松山基地 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense | ||||||||||
Serves | Greater Taipei | ||||||||||
Location | Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||
Opened | April 1936; 88 years ago (1936-04) | ||||||||||
Hub for | UNI Air | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 18 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°04′10″N 121°33′06″E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 臺北松山機場 or 台北松山機場 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台北松山机场 | ||||||||||||||
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The civilian section of Songshan Airport has scheduled flights to domestic destinations in Taiwan and international destinations including Seoul, Tokyo, and select cities in China. Songshan serves only a small portion of the international flights for Taipei compared to the larger Taoyuan International Airport. Songshan Airport is also the base of certain Republic of China Air Force units as part of the Songshan Air Force Base. The Songshan Base Command's main mission is to serve the President and Vice President of Taiwan.