VMMC
Macau International Airport
VFR
-
Name
Macau International Airport
-
ICAO / IATA / GPS
VMMC / MFM / VMMC
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
-
Timezone
7:53 pm (CST)
-
Municipality
Nossa Senhora do Carmo
-
Coordinates
22° 8′ 58″ N 113° 35′ 31″ E
-
Elevation
20 ft (6 m MSL)
About Macau International Airport
Macau International Airport (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC) (Chinese: 澳門國際機場; Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) 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.