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Kinmen Airport

Shang-I, Taiwan

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RCBS

Elevation

93 ft

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The Essence of Kinmen Airport

KNH

Location

Shang-I · X-KM · Taiwan

Connectivity

5 routes · 4 destinations

Position

24.428°, 118.359° · 93 ft elev.

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Gateway to Taiwan's historic offshore island of Kinmen.

Opened

1953

Location

Kinmen, Taiwan

Kinmen Airport (IATA: KNH, ICAO: RCBS) serves Kinmen County, a group of islands administered by Taiwan located just off the coast of Fujian Province, China. The airport is the primary air link connecting Kinmen to mainland Taiwan, handling scheduled domestic flights primarily to Taipei and other Taiwanese cities. Kinmen has historical significance as the site of major military confrontations between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China during the mid-20th century, and the airport reflects the island's evolution from a heavily militarized zone to a popular tourist destination. The airfield itself has roots in military aviation before transitioning to civilian use. The airport handles a moderate volume of passengers, driven largely by tourism to Kinmen's historic battlefields, traditional architecture, and locally produced sorghum liquor. It remains an important transport hub for the approximately 140,000 residents of Kinmen County.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both arrivals and departures for domestic routes.

Getting to & from

Buses and taxis connect the airport to the main town of Jincheng and other parts of Kinmen Island.

Airlines here

Uni Air and Mandarin Airlines are the primary carriers operating scheduled services between Kinmen and destinations in Taiwan including Taipei Songshan and Kaohsiung.

Notable facts

›Kinmen Airport has military origins, originally constructed as an airfield during the Republic of China's defense of the island.
›The airport serves as a key gateway for tourists visiting Kinmen's famous battlefields and historic sites from the 1949–1958 conflicts.
›Kinmen is geographically closer to Xiamen, China than to Taiwan proper, making its airport strategically significant.
›The island is renowned for producing Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor, a major draw for visitors arriving through the airport.
›Cross-strait mini-links have historically allowed some ferry connections between Kinmen and Xiamen, complementing air services.

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Route map (4 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Mandarin Airlines

TransAsia Airways

Routes

KNH → RMQAE · E90

KNH → TSAAE · E90

KNH → KHHGE · AT7

KNH → MZGGE · AT7

KNH → TSAGE · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 723 routes Embraer 1902 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Kinmen Airport, commonly known as the Shangyi Airport, is a civilian airport serving Kinmen, Fuchien Province, Taiwan. It is located at Jinhu Township of Kinmen County. It was authorized to become a C-class airport under the direct supervision of the Civil Aviation Administration, Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Executive Yuan. It serves an average of 1.2 million passengers every year.

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