Responding to appeals by the public that observation areas be set up in airports to view the landing and taking off of planes, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday that only three airports meet conditions for such areas.
CAA officials said only the nation's main gateway -- CKS International Airport, Kaohsiung International Airport and Hualien Airport have observation areas.
The officials said that CKS International Airport has a coffee shop that overlooks a runway.
But the long gallery to the boarding areas has blocked some views, and the public is advised to use the observation deck of the Aviation Science Museum located at the entrance to the airport.
Kaohsiung Airport has observation areas in the domestic and international terminals, and the public can view the landing and the takeoff of planes clearly.
Hualien Airport has restaurants that provide views of the runway.
As for Sungshan Airport, Makung Airport in Penghu, Tainan Airport and Taichung Airport, they are dual-use airports for military and civilian, and they are prohibited from being photographed and mapped out under regulations to protect major military areas.
Taitung and Kinmen airports are unable to set up observation areas for the time being because of limited space in the terminals, the officials added.
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