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Penghu Magong Airport

Huxi, Penghu County (Taiwan)
IATA: MZG ICAO: RCQC
Longest Active Runway
9,843 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
103 ft
31 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
23.5687°, 119.6280°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Records & National Rankings

Derived Aerodrome Insights
National Runway Rank
#7 in Taiwan
Among 18 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1170 Worldwide
Top 15.9% percentile worldwide
Elevation Ranking
#5207 MSL
Top 71.5% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 Statistical Conclusion: Penghu Magong Airport's longest active runway measures 9,843 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #7 longest runway in Taiwan and #1170 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
02/20 9,843 ft (3000m) 148 ft (45m) 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 48.9 NM (90.6 km) 10,007 ft ✅ Lighted
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (Taichung (Qingshui)) RMQ 68.7 NM (127.2 km) 12,000 ft ✅ Lighted
Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung (Xiaogang)) KHH 71.7 NM (132.8 km) 10,335 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Protocol: SHA-256 Checksum Verified
Spatial Model: Haversine Geodesic (R=3,440 NM)
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