VMMC
Macau International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Macau International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VMMC / MFM / VMMC
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:08 am (CST)
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Municipality
Nossa Senhora do Carmo
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Coordinates
22° 8′ 58″ N 113° 35′ 31″ E
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Elevation
20 ft (6 m MSL)
About Macau International Airport
Macau International Airport (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC) is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters. It opened for commercial operations on 9 November 1995, during Portuguese administration of the region.
Since its opening, 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. In 2017 the number of passengers had increased to 7,165,803, which is more than the 6 million passengers per year the terminal was originally designed for.