Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base

Compiled by Bill Gao

Taichung (Qingshui), Taichung City (Taiwan)

IATA: RMQ ICAO: RCMQ

Longest Active Runway

12,000 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

663 ft

202 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

24.2647°, 120.6210°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #193 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#308 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Taiwan)

#2 of 5 in TW

#2 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RMQ in numbers: 12,000 ft longest runway · tied #193 of 650 published · #308 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · #2 in Taiwan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RMQ lies at 202 m (663 ft), #246 of 650 published airports by elevation and 57.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 560 ft above the Taiwan median (103 ft, 5 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), 59.1 NM, 12,008 ft. Next: MZG 68.7 NM, TNN 82.1 NM. TPE has the radius's longest runway, 8 ft more than RMQ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)

RMQ runway: 18/36 12,000 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: #2 of 5 in Taiwan; TPE leads by 8 ft (12,008 ft). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	12,000 ft (3658 m / 3.658 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
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taoyuan)	`TPE`	59.1 NM (109.5 km)	12,008 ft	✅ Lighted
Penghu Magong Airport (Huxi)	`MZG`	68.7 NM (127.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (Tainan (Rende))	`TNN`	82.1 NM (152 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted

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