Macau International Airport Aeroporto Internacional de Macau 澳門國際機場
IATA: MFM – ICAO: VMMC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Sociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau S.A.R.L. [1]
Location		Taipa, Macau, People's Republic of China
Hub for		Air Macau Viva Macau
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		22°08′58″N 113°35′29″E / 22.14944°N 113.59139°E / 22.14944; 113.59139
Website		www.macau-airport.gov.mo
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
16/34	3,360	11,024	Concrete
Sources: airport website[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Macau International Airport (traditional Chinese: 澳門國際機場, Hanyu Pinyin: Àomén Guójì Jīchǎng, Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC) situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters, is the only airport in Macau, which opened for commercial operations in November 1995. Since then 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.^[4]

As in Hong Kong, Macau has its own immigration policies and is a separate customs territory from mainland China. All travellers, including those to mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan need to go through the immigration and customs inspections of international flights.

[edit] History

Airport terminal

Departure lounge

The airport was opened in November 1995, during Portuguese rule. Before then the territory only had 2 temporary airports for small aeroplanes, in addition to several permanent heliports. Cathay Pacific operated seaplane service between Hong Kong and Macau in the late 1940s. The only air services Macau had in the 1990s were helicopter services operated by East Asia Airlines to Hong Kong.

Former air facilities in Macau:

• Portuguese Naval Aviation seaplane base on Taipa Island
• Portuguese Naval Aviation seaplane base in the Outer Harbour - southeast side of the mainland
• Temporary airstrip on Coloane
• Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau heliport

[edit] Facilities

The airport's runway was built on a strip of reclaimed land in the sea, adjacent to Taipa Island, where the main terminal and air traffic control facilities are located. The runway is connected to the apron by two causeways. Runway 34 is ILS CAT II equipped.

The airport's designed capacity is 6,000,000 passengers per year, with processing capacity of up to 2,000 passengers per hour. The airport does not have a night curfew. There are 24 parking spaces for aircraft in the apron, with 4 jetways.

Despite its small physical size, the airport is capable of handling Boeing 747s, which forms a vital freight link between local manufacturers and overseas markets. Its catering facility can produce up to 10,000 meals per day.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines serve Macau International Airport:

Cities with direct air links with Macau International Airport.

[edit] Cargo airlines

The following cargo airlines serve Macau International Airport (as of October 2007):

• Air Macau
• EVA Air Cargo
• Shanghai Airlines Cargo
• Singapore Airlines Cargo
• MK Airlines

[edit] Firefighting Services

• 1 Multi-Purpose Rescue and Fire Boat owned and operated by Companhia do Aeroporto de Macau.
• two airport fire and rescue stations

[edit] See also

• List of airports in the People's Republic of China
• China's busiest airports by passenger traffic
• Civil Aviation Authority of Macau SAR

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Current weather for VMMC at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MFM at Aviation Safety Network

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