Kaohsiung International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kaohsiung (Xiaogang), Kaohsiung City (Taiwan)

IATA: KHH ICAO: RCKH

Longest Active Runway

10,335 ft

3,150 meters

Field Elevation

31 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

22.5771°, 120.3500°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #504 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#813 of 7558

Top 10.7% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Taiwan)

#3 of 5 in TW

#4 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+3.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KHH in numbers: 10,335 ft longest runway · tied #504 of 650 published · #813 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.7%) · #3 in Taiwan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KHH lies at 9 m (31 ft), #552 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 72 ft below the Taiwan median (103 ft, 5 airports); RMQ is highest at 663 ft, 632 ft higher than KHH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 23.8 NM, 10,007 ft. Next: MZG 71.7 NM. KHH has the longest runway in this radius, 328 ft over TNN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,335 ft (3,150 m)

KHH runway: 09/27 10,335 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #3 of 5 in Taiwan; TPE leads by 1,673 ft (12,008 ft). +3.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,335 ft (3150 m / 3.150 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (Tainan (Rende))	`TNN`	23.8 NM (44.1 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted
Penghu Magong Airport (Huxi)	`MZG`	71.7 NM (132.8 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →