Matsu Beigan Airport (traditional Chinese: 馬祖北竿機場; simplified Chinese: 马祖北竿机场; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng) (IATA: MFK, ICAO: RCMT) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan (ROC). It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.

Beigan Airport 北竿航空站 馬祖北竿機場 Běigān Hángkōngzhàn Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng
IATA: MFK ICAO: RCMT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aeronautics Administration
Location	Beigan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan (ROC)
Elevation AMSL	41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E
Map
MFK Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,150 3,773 Concrete

History

The airport was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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]

See also

• Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
• Transportation in Taiwan
• List of airports in Taiwan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matsu Beigan Airport.

• Basic information of the airport (in Traditional Chinese)
• Basic information of the airport on CAA website (in Traditional Chinese)

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[de] Flughafen Matsu Beigan

[fr] Aéroport de Beigan