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Macau International Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Macau
澳門國際機場
IATA: MFM – ICAO: VMMC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau S.A.R.L. [1]
Serves Macau
Location Taipa
Hub for Air Macau
Elevation AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 22°08′58″N 113°35′29″E / 22.14944°N 113.59139°E / 22.14944; 113.59139
Website www.macau-airport.gov.mo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,360 11,024 Concrete
Sources: airport website and DAFIF
Macau International Airport
Traditional Chinese 澳門國際機場
Simplified Chinese 澳门国际机场

Macau International Airport (traditional Chinese: 澳門國際機場; Jyutping: oumun gwokzai geicoeng; Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC) situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters, is the only airport in Macau, which opened for commercial operations in November 1995. Since then the airport has been a common transfer point for people traveling between mainland China and Taiwan, as well as a passenger hub for destinations in mainland China and Southeast Asia. During 2006, the airport handled 5 million passengers and 220,000 tonnes of cargo.

As in Hong Kong, Macau has its own immigration policies and is a separate customs territory from mainland China. All travellers, including those to mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan need to go through the immigration and customs inspections of international flights.

History


Airport terminal
Airport terminal

Departure lounge
Departure lounge

The airport was opened in November 1995, during Portuguese rule. Before then the territory only had 2 temporary airports for small aeroplanes, in addition to several permanent heliports. Cathay Pacific operated seaplane service between Hong Kong and Macau in the late 1940s. The only air services Macau had in the 1990s were helicopter services operated by East Asia Airlines to Hong Kong.

Former air facilities in Macau:

  • Portuguese Naval Aviation seaplane base on Taipa Island
  • Portuguese Naval Aviation seaplane base in the Outer Harbour - southeast side of the mainland
  • Temporary airstrip on Coloane
  • Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau heliport


Facilities

The airport's runway was built on a strip of reclaimed land in the sea, adjacent to Taipa Island, where the main terminal and air traffic control facilities are located. The runway is connected to the apron by two causeways. Runway 34 is ILS CAT II equipped.

The airport's designed capacity is 6,000,000 passengers per year, with processing capacity of up to 2,000 passengers per hour. The airport does not have a night curfew. There are 24 parking spaces for aircraft in the apron, with 4 jetways.

Despite its small physical size, the airport is capable of handling Boeing 747s, which forms a vital freight link between local manufacturers and overseas markets. Its catering facility can produce up to 10,000 meals per day.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines serve Macau International Airport:

Airlines Destinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Penang
Air China Wuhan
Air Macau Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Kaohsiung, Nanjing, Nanning, Osaka-Kansai, Shanghai-Pudong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita [seasonal], Xiamen
Cebu Pacific Clark, Manila
EVA Air operated by Uni Air Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore
Jin Air Seoul-Incheon [begins 29 November]
Mandala Airlines Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta
Philippine Airlines Manila
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines Wuxi
Spirit of Manila Airlines Clark
Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Tiger Airways Singapore
TransAsia Airways Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan
Xiamen Airlines Hangzhou, Xiamen

Cities with direct air links with Macau International Airport.
Cities with direct air links with Macau International Airport.

Cargo airlines

The following cargo airlines serve Macau International Airport (as of October 2007):

  • Air Macau
  • EVA Air Cargo
  • Shanghai Airlines Cargo
  • Singapore Airlines Cargo

Firefighting Services

  • 1 Multi-Purpose Rescue and Fire Boat owned and operated by Companhia do Aeroporto de Macau.
  • two airport fire and rescue stations

Ground Transportation

Bus

Towards Macau Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane

  • Transmac: Route 26, 36, AP1, MT2 and N2
  • T.C.M.: Route 21, 36, AP1, MT1 and N2

Cross-Boarder Coach

Cross-Boarder Coach from Macau International Airport to Huadao, Guangzhou, Panyu, Dongguan, Gongbei Border Gate and Hengqin Border.



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General Info
Country Macau
ICAO ID VMMC
Time UTC+8
Latitude 22.149556
22° 08' 58.40" N
Longitude 113.591558
113° 35' 29.61" E
Elevation 20 feet
6 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 002° W (01/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Operating Hours 24 HOUR OPERATIONS
International Clearance Status Airport of Entry


Communications
TWR 118.0
GND 121.725
121.975
ATIS 126.4
HONG KONG RDR 126.3
119.1
HONG KONG RDR 126.3 SOUTHEAST/ZHUHAI APP 120.35(124.25) NORTHWEST


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
16/34 10544 x 148 feet
3214 x 45 meters
CONCRETE. 066RBWT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR ZAO JIUZHOU - 117.2 5.9 NM 194.6
VOR-DME MCU MACAU 111X 116.4 At Field -


Remarks
CAUTION Bird haz.
FUEL (NC-A1)
LGT PAPI Rwy 16 MEHT 71', Rwy 34 MEHT 65'.
RSTD Avoid ovft populated area N and W of arpt. No cir W of rwy cntrline.



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