Lanyu Airport

Lanyu Airport 蘭嶼航空站 蘭嶼機場 Seyseykedan No Sikoki No Irala Lányǔ Hángkōngzhàn Lányǔ Jīchǎng
IATA: KYD ICAO: RCLY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aeronautics Administration Ministry of National Defense
Serves	Orchid Island
Location	Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan
Elevation AMSL	13.4 m / 44 ft
Coordinates	22°01′46″N 121°31′38″E / 22.02944°N 121.52722°E / 22.02944; 121.52722Coordinates: 22°01′46″N 121°31′38″E / 22.02944°N 121.52722°E / 22.02944; 121.52722
Map
KYD Location of airport in Taiwan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 1,123 3,684 Paved

The Lanyu Airport (Chinese: 蘭嶼機場; pinyin: Lányǔ Jīchǎng; Tao: Seyseykedan No Sikoki No Irala (IATA: KYD, ICAO: RCLY)) is an airport on Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan. The airport does not support night time flying except for emergency medical services flights.

History[]

The airport was initially controlled by the military, but is now under control of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) since 1977. Expansion was made to the airport in which it was completed in 1982. Since 1990, the CAA has initiated a series of development projects for further expansion and improvement of the airport.^[1]

Airlines and destinations[]

Incidents and accidents[]

• On 13 April 2017, Flight 55571, a DHC-6 of Daily Air, experienced a runway excursion and crashed into a guard rail. All of the passengers and flight crews were safe.^[2]
• On 7 June 2017, a DHC-6-400 of Daily Air experienced malfunction nose landing gear. All of the passengers and flight crews were safe.^[3]

See also[]

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

References[]

External links[]

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• About Lanyu Airport
• AIP Aeronautical Information Publication TAIPEI FIR eAIP CONSULT NOTAM for LATEST INFORMATION R.O.C. TAIWAN CAA^{[permanent dead link]}