Penghu Magong Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,170 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Taiwan)

#5 of 5 in TW

#7 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MZG in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,170 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #5 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)

MZG lies at 31 m (103 ft), #438 of 650 published airports by elevation and 28.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Taiwan median; RMQ is highest at 663 ft, 560 ft higher than MZG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN), 48.9 NM, 10,007 ft. Next: RMQ 68.7 NM, KHH 71.7 NM. RMQ has the radius's longest runway, 2,157 ft more than MZG.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

MZG runway: 02/20 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #5 of 5 in Taiwan; TPE leads by 2,165 ft (12,008 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	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

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