Operations
| Operations and Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,681,462 | 1,208,838,480 | 115,695 |
| 2001 | 18,460,827 | 1,189,873,251 | 123,916 |
| 2002 | 19,228,411 | 1,380,748,058 | 132,428 |
| 2003 | 15,513,885 | 1,500,070,877 | 125,692 |
| 2004 | 20,083,228 | 1,701,020,413 | 148,938 |
| 2005 | 21,700,702 | 1,705,317,637 | 152,607 |
| 2006 | 22,857,445 | 1,698,806,562 | 157,702 |
| 2007 | 23,425,794 | 1,605,681,101 | 160,120 |
| 2008 | 21,936,083 | 1,493,119,963 | 145,993 |
| 2009 | 21,616,729 | 1,358,303,714 | 139,399 |
| 2010 | 25,114,413 | 1,767,074,774 | 156,036 |
| 2011 | 24,947,751 | 1,491,385,283 | 163,199 |
| Capacity | |||
| 25,000,000 | |||
| 32,000,000 | |||
The airport is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, a company wholly owned by the Government of Taiwan. The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) is responsible for the provision of air traffic control services, certification of Taiwan registered aircraft, and the regulation of general civil aviation activities.
The airport has two parallel runways, with one 3660 meters in length and another 3350 meters in length and both 60 meters wide, enabling them to cater to the next generation of aircraft. The south runway has been given a Category I Precision Approach, while the north runway has the higher Category II Precision Approach, which allows pilots to land in only 350 metre visibility. The two runways have an ultimate capacity of over 60 aircraft movements an hour. The Airport is upgrading ATC and runways.
There are 41 frontal stands at the main passenger concourse, 15 remote stands and 25 cargo stands. The airport was the seventh busiest for passenger traffic in Asia in 2010, and the world's fourteenth busiest for cargo traffic in 2008.
The operation of scheduled air services to and from Taoyuan is facilitated by air services agreements between Taiwan and other countries. Since the opening of RCTP, the Taiwan Government has implemented a policy of progressive liberalisation of air services with the intention of promoting consumer choice and competition. Many low-cost airlines have started various regional routes to compete head-on with full-service carriers on trunk routes.
The airport's long term expansion opportunities are subject to variables. An NTD 300 billion proposal to build a third runway and a third terminal has been under feasibility study and consultation. However, building a new runway would be very expensive as it would involve a huge compensation for acquiring land.
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