Macau International Airport 澳門國際機場 Aeroporto Internacional de Macau | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Aerial view of the airport in 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Macau | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pearl River Delta | ||||||||||
| Location | Taipa,Macau | ||||||||||
| Opened | 9 November 1995; 30 years ago (1995-11-09) | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Air Macau | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 20 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°08′58″N113°35′29″E / 22.14944°N 113.59139°E /22.14944; 113.59139 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Sources: CAM – Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. website[1][2] | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 澳門國際機場 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门国际机场 | ||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Oumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng | ||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Aeroporto Internacional de Macau | ||||||||||||||
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Macau International Airport (IATA:MFM,ICAO:VMMC) is aninternational airport in thespecial administrative region ofMacau, situated at the eastern end ofTaipa island and neighbouring waters. It opened for commercial operations on 9 November 1995, duringPortuguese administration of the region.
Since its opening, the airport has been a common transfer point for people traveling betweenmainland China andTaiwan, as well as a passenger hub for destinations in mainland China andSoutheast 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]
Before the opening of Macau airport, the nearest international airport wasKai Tak inBritish Hong Kong and passengers from Macau had to take a ferry to Hong Kong in order to fly out of Kai Tak. Upon planning, Macau airport was said that it would relieve the congestion at Kai Tak.[6] The Macau airport was constructed onreclaimed land adjacent to the islands ofTaipa andColoane.[7] It cost US$1 billion to build. Commercial air service began on 9 November 1995. The first departure was anAir Macau flight to Beijing, and the first arrival was aMalaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur.[8] The official inauguration ceremony took place on 8 December 1995, andPortuguese presidentMário Soares presided over it.[7]
In April 1996,TAP Air Portugal started service to Lisbon usingAirbus A340s.[9][10] It cooperated withSabena on the route; the flight stopped inBrussels, and TAP allocated a certain number of seats to the airline on the segment between Brussels and Macau. TAP encountered difficulties in running the flights. The crew had to spend long layovers in Macau because the service operated only twice a week. Additionally, TAP and Air Macau, in which the former held a stake, were unable to coordinate their schedules, making connections between the Lisbon flight and Air Macau's network inconvenient.[10] In April 1997, TAP moved the stopover to Bangkok in hopes of attracting more passengers.[11][12] Nevertheless, it was losing money on the route. The company's chairman stated in November 1997 that he wanted to end the link but that he faced opposition from thePortuguese government, which owned the airline.[13] TAP stopped serving Macau the following year.[14]
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The airport's designed capacity is 10,000,000 passengers per year, with processing capacity of up to 2,300 passengers per hour.[15] The airport does not have a night curfew. There are 24 parking spaces for aircraft in the apron, with fivejetways. There are 10 gates. As in Hong Kong, Macau has its own immigration policies and is a separate customs territory frommainland China. All travellers, including those to mainland China and Hong Kong, need to go through the immigration and customs inspections of international flights.
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The airport's runway was built on a strip ofreclaimed land in the sea, adjacent toTaipa Island where the main terminal andair traffic control facilities are located, unlike inHong Kong, whereChek Lap Kok has them all on a reclaimed island. The runway is connected to the apron by twocauseways. Runway 34 isILS CAT II equipped. Navigational and radio aids are located at either end of the runway. Despite its small area, the airport is capable of handlingBoeing 747s andAntonov 124s, which forms a vital freight link between local manufacturers and overseas markets. Its catering facility can produce up to 10,000 meals per day.
Other tenants of the airport are theMacau Customs Service, the Macau Immigration Department/Services (Public Security Police Force of Macau), the Macau Business Aviation Centre,Servair Macau andMenzies Macau.
Since 2016, Macau's government has been developing a master plan for the airport's expansion.[16] To be done in three phases, the most visible sections of it broke ground in 2020.[17]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Madrid[47] |
| Year | Passengers[48][49][1] | Airfreight (kg)[50][51][2] | Aircraft operations[1] |
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| 2012 | 4,491,065 | 27,794,488 | 41,997 |
| 2013 | 5,027,059 | 26,464,881 | 48,950 |
| 2014 | 5,481,441 | 28,767,407 | 52,559 |
| 2015 | 5,831,459 | 30,058,277 | 55,720 |
| 2016 | 6,628,555 | 32,891,452 | 56,932 |
| 2017 | 7,165,803 | 37,499,000 | 58,520 |
| 2018 | 8,261,412 | 41,508,955 | 65,777 |
| 2019 | 9,611,427 | 42,219,799 | 77,581 |
| 2020 | 1,173,231 | 33,346,677 | 16,962 |
| 2021 | 1,147,015 | 48,595,307 | 15,791 |
| 2022 | 599,185 | 51,400,662 | 13,642 |
| 2023 | 5,151,080 | 63,809,785 | 42,504 |
| 2024 | 7,641,495 | 108,105,209 | 59,958 |
The airport is connected by public transit bus routes, light rail, taxis, private cars, and regional coach services.
For passengers transferring to mainland China or Hong Kong, a "two customs, one checkpoint" service is provided. Passengers can use a bus shuttle directly from the airport to theNew Macau Ferry Terminal or theTaipa Ferry Terminal without passing Macau immigration.
TowardsMacau Peninsula,Taipa,Cotai andColoane
Cross-border coaches connect Macau International Airport with mainland locations likeHuadu,Guangzhou,Panyu,Dongguan,Gongbei Port of Entry andHengqin Border. The "two customs, one checkpoint" service is also available at the Hengqin Border.
The airport is served by theAirport Station of theMacau Light Rail Transit'sTaipa Line at Avenida Wai Long.[52]
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