Taiping Island Airport

Airport in Taiping Island

Taiping Island Airport
太平島機場
Tàipíng Dǎo Jīchǎng

* IATA: none
* ICAO: RCSP

Summary
Airport type| Military
Operator| ROC Air Force
Location| Taiping Island
Coordinates| 10°22′38″N 114°21′59″E﻿ / ﻿10.37722°N 114.36639°E﻿ / 10.37722; 114.36639
Map

RCSP

Location of airport in the South China Sea

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
07/25  | 1,200  | 3,937  | Concrete

Taiping Island Airport (Chinese: 太平島機場; pinyin: Tàipíng Dǎo Jīchǎng) is an airport on Taiping Island, Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is located in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. The island (named Itu Aba before 1946[1]) has been stationed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) with military personnel since 1956.

## Background

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A ROC Air Force C-130H similar to the one pictured makes regular flights to Taiping Island.

Once every two months, a C-130 transport aircraft arrives from Taiwan island which provides personnel transportation and material supplies for the entire island. There are no other regular scheduled flights.[citation needed]

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

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Republic of China Air Force| Military Charter: Kaohsiung[2]

## See also

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* Dongsha Island Airport (Pratas Island)
* Yongxing Island Airport (Woody Island in the Paracel Islands)
* List of airports in the Spratly Islands
* List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands
* Layang-Layang Airport

## References

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1. ^ See Taiping Island for more information.
2. ^ "Kaohsiung International Airport Domestic Flight Schedule". Archived from the original on 2012-01-24.

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Confrontations|

* Southwest Cay incident (1975)
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Regions|

* Dangerous Ground
* Loaita Bank
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|  Brunei|

* Louisa Reef

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China|

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Taiwan|

* Taiping Island
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* Alison Reef
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* East London Reef
* Grierson Reef
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* Lansdowne Reef
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* Pearson Reef
* Petley Reef
* Sand Cay
* Sin Cowe Island
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* Southwest Cay
* Spratly Island
* Tennent Reef
* West London Reef

Unoccupied features|

* First Thomas Shoal
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* Luconia Shoals
* Northeast Investigator Shoal
* Royal Captain Shoal
* Sabina Shoal
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* Western Reef
* Whitsun Reef

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South China Sea

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* Pratas Island
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* Qilian Yu

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Crescent Group|

* Money Island
* Robert Island
* Yagong Island

Other features|

* Bombay Reef
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Northeastern SCS|

* Zhongsha Islands
* Macclesfield Bank
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Ground|

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* Tizard Bank
* Gaven Reefs
* Namyit Island
* Sand Cay
* Taiping Island
* Zhongzhou Reef
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* Irving Reef
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* Western Reef

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NE|

* Flat Island
* Nanshan Island
* Reed Tablemount
* Third Thomas Shoal

SE|

* Commodore Reef
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* Mischief Reef
* Sabina Shoal
* Second Thomas Shoal

SW|

* Union Banks
* Collins Reef
* Hughes Reef
* Johnson South Reef
* Sin Cowe Island
* Ardasier Reef
* Cornwallis South Reef
* Dallas Reef
* Erica Reef
* Investigator Shoal
* Mariveles Reef

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* London Reefs
* Central London Reef
* Cuarteron Reef
* East London Reef
* West London Reef
* Bombay Castle
* Fiery Cross Reef
* Ladd Reef
* Spratly Island

East|

* Royal Captain Shoal
* Half Moon Shoal

South|

* Amboyna Cay
* Louisa Reef
* Swallow Reef

Southeastern SCS|

* Palawan Passage

Southern SCS|

* James Shoal
* Luconia Shoals

Tudjuh Archipelago|

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History|

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