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to do so. The airport provided scheduled flights directly to Japan. During World War II, Shuinan
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took control of the airport. The airport was the only military site in
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on March 5, 2004. The site of
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moving to Ching Chuan Kang in August 2012, Shuinan
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505:"服務30年上千萬人次 水湳機場熄燈│TVBS新聞網"
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473:. With the
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213:Coordinates
871:Categories
854:Statistics
834:See also:
514:2019-01-04
481:References
434:After the
431:missions.
328:Passengers
223:24°10′55″N
177:2004-03-15
611:Kaohsiung
265:Direction
205:UTC+08:00
196:Time zone
185:Occupants
727:Military
718:Pingtung
708:Hengchun
630:Domestic
616:Taichung
458:move to
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417:for the
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320:Aircraft
272:Surface
130:Location
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110:Operator
798:Defunct
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692:Wang'an
687:Taitung
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409:History
373:Chinese
331:944,839
301:Asphalt
269:Length
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91:Defunct
83:Summary
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682:Tainan
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652:Kinmen
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538:Jan 4,
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377:臺中水湳機場
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155:Closed
140:Opened
120:Serves
27:臺中水湳機場
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532:(PDF)
336:Cargo
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96:Owner
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509:TVBS
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