Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Taoyuan, Taoyuan City (Taiwan)

IATA: TPE ICAO: RCTP

Longest Active Runway

12,008 ft

3,660 meters

Field Elevation

106 ft

32 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.0777°, 121.2330°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #177 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#277 of 7558

Top 3.7% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Taiwan)

#1 of 5 in TW

#1 of 18 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TPE in numbers: 12,008 ft longest runway · tied #177 of 650 published · #277 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.7%) · #1 in Taiwan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TPE lies at 32 m (106 ft), #434 of 650 published airports by elevation and 28.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3 ft above the Taiwan median (103 ft, 5 airports); RMQ is highest at 663 ft, 557 ft higher than TPE.

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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: Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (RMQ), 59.1 NM, 12,000 ft. Next: FOC 98.8 NM. TPE has the longest runway in this radius, 8 ft over RMQ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,008 ft (3,660 m)

TPE runways: 05L/23R 12,008 × 197 ft concrete (con); 05R/23L 10,991 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #1 of 5 in Taiwan; 8 ft ahead of RMQ (12,000 ft). +20.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05L/23R	12,008 ft (3660 m / 3.660 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05R/23L	10,991 ft (3350 m / 3.350 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
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base (Taichung (Qingshui))	`RMQ`	59.1 NM (109.5 km)	12,000 ft	✅ Lighted
Fuzhou Changle International Airport (Fuzhou (Changle))	`FOC`	98.8 NM (183 km)	11,841 ft	✅ Lighted

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