RCPO
Hsinchu Air Base
VFR
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Name
Hsinchu Air Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RCPO / HSZ / RCPO
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:26 am (NST)
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Municipality
Hsinchu City
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Coordinates
24° 49′ 4″ N 120° 56′ 20″ E
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Elevation
26 ft (8 m MSL)
About Hsinchu Air Base
Hsinchu Airport (traditional Chinese: 新竹機場; simplified Chinese: 新竹机场; pinyin: Xīnzhú Jīchǎng, IATA: HSZ, ICAO: RCPO) is an airport and military airbase in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was constructed during the era of Japanese rule on 19 May 1936 and was named Shinchiku Airdrome (Japanese: 新竹飛行場). As of the late 1990s, the longest runway at Hsinchu was reportedly 12,000 feet (3658 m) long.