Beigan Airport

Matsu Beigan Airport (Chinese: 馬祖北竿機場; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng) (IATA: MFK, ICAO: RCMT) is one of the airports in Matsu Islands, Lienchiang County, Fukien Province, Taiwan (ROC). It also serves as a heliport and located on Beigan Island. It is served by Uni Air ATR 72-600 (立榮航空) with scheduled flights to Taipei Songshan Airport.

Beigan Airport 北竿航空站 馬祖北竿機場 Běigān Hángkōngzhàn Mǎzǔ Běigān Jīchǎng
IATA: MFK ICAO: RCMT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aeronautics Administration
Location	Beigan, Matsu Islands, Taiwan (ROC)
Elevation AMSL	41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates	26°13′26″N 120°00′09″E
Map
MFK Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 3,773 1,150 Concrete

Matsu Beigan Airport

History

Matsu Beigan Airport

The airport was built in 1994 on the Beigan Island of the Beigan Township.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Uni Air	Taipei–Songshan

Accidents and incidents

• On 10 August 1997, Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashed while attempting to land at Matsu Beigan Airport. All 16 passengers and crew perished in the accident.[2]

See also

• Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)
• Transportation in Taiwan
• List of airports in Taiwan

References

1. http://www.tsa.gov.tw/tsaMFK/en/page.aspx?id=1174
2. "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-212 B-12256 Matsu Airport (MFK)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links

• Basic information of the airport (in Traditional Chinese)
• Basic information of the airport on CAA website (in Traditional Chinese)
• Airport information for ECMT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.