Matsu Beigan Airport guide

Matsu Beigan Airport stands on Beigan Island in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, between the villages of Tangqi and Houwo. The island lies about 200 km northwest of Taiwan and within 3 km of Nangan at its closest point. The airport opened on 17 January 1994 and was the first airport in the Matsu Islands. A tunnel under the airfield links Tangqi to the Houwo peninsula.

One concrete runway, 03/21, measures 1,150 m by 30 m. Hills to the west and the short strip limit the field to turboprops, and the apron has two stands for aircraft such as the ATR 72-600. A new terminal building opened in 2005, with a yearly capacity of about 196,000 passengers. Traffic fell after the larger Nangan Airport opened in 2003.

Uni Air flies about three round trips a day to Taipei Songshan, a trip of around 50 minutes. Fog often cancels flights in the spring season. The Civil Aeronautics Administration plans to extend the runway to 1,500 m, with completion scheduled for 2032.