Flights using Taichung airport are to be managed more efficiently after a new runway is put into use by the end of next year, the Civil Aeronautics Administration said yesterday.
Agency Deputy Director General Fang Chih-wen (方志文) said aircraft would have reduced taxi distances to reach the terminal with the new runway, saving about three minutes.
According to the agency, the project is part of a construction plan approved by the Executive Yuan in July 2008, according to which two runways are to be built.
Fang said a consulting firm has finished the design of the second runway, adding that the bid for the construction is scheduled to be finalized in October.
Statistics from the agency showed that passenger volume at the airport grew from 1.8 million in 2013 to 2.18 million last year. The number of aircraft using the airport increased from 22,120 in 2013 to 25,277 last year.
Regarding the possibility of moving Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport), Fang said the issue could only be discussed after the third runway at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport becomes operational.
Fang said that Songshan airport serves about 3 million passengers per year, while Taoyuan airport does not have the capacity to absorb that additional volume if it were to take over Songshan’s load while the Taipei facility was being moved.
He said that most of the land in the Songshan area is owned by the military, adding that the airport serves domestic flights arriving from the nation’s outlying islands.
All of these stakeholders must sit down and talk about issues related to a possible move, he said.
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