Macau International Airport

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Macau International Airport

澳門國際機場
Aeroporto Internacional de Macau
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Macau
OperatorSociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau
ServesPearl River Delta
LocationTaipa, Macau
Opened9 November 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11-09)
Hub forAir Macau
Elevation AMSL6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates22°08′58″N 113°35′29″E / 22.14944°N 113.59139°E / 22.14944; 113.59139
Websitewww.macau-airport.com/en
Map
MFM is located in Macau
MFM
MFM
Location in Macau
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,360 11,024 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers599,185[1]
Movements13,642[1]
Cargo51,400,662[2]
Sources: CAM – Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. website[1][2]
Macau International Airport
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門國際機場
Simplified Chinese澳门国际机场
Cantonese YaleOumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀomén Guójì Jīchǎng
Wade–GilesAo4men2 Kuo2chi4 Chi1ch'ang3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationOumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng
Jyutpingou3mun4*2 gwok3zai3 gei1coeng4
Portuguese name
PortugueseAeroporto Internacional de Macau
Economy of Macau
Currency and identity
Resources
Companies
Other Macau topics

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.[3] In 2017 the number of passengers had increased to 7,165,803,[4] which is more than the 6 million passengers per year the terminal was originally designed for.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2022 passenger statistics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2022 cargo statistics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Macao 2007 Yearbook (PDF). Government Information Bureau of the Macau SAR. 2007. ISBN 978-99937-56-09-5.
  4. ^ "Traffic Statistics – Passengers". Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "MIA: Airport History". Airport Information Management Solutions Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2018.