TPE Airport Code, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
TPE is the IATA airport code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, the main international gateway for Taoyuan, Taiwan. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, RCTP.
What airport is TPE?
TPE is the IATA airport code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The same airport has the ICAO code RCTP.
It is a major hub, ranked number 40 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code RCTP begins with R, the prefix ICAO assigns to East Asia.
| IATA airport code | TPE |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | RCTP |
| Airport | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
| City | Taoyuan |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Main airlines | CI, BR, GE |
| Runways | 2 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is TPE airport located?
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) is in Taoyuan, Taiwan, at coordinates 25.0777, 121.233.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 25.08° N, 121.23° E. It is close to sea level at 106 ft (32 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at TPE
It has 2 runways. The longest is 12,008 ft (3.66 km), designated 05L/23R.
Which airlines fly to TPE?
The open route dataset lists CI (China Airlines), BR (EVA Air), GE (TransAsia Airways), CZ (China Southern Airlines), MU (China Eastern Airlines), CX (Cathay Pacific) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the TPE code comes from
TPE is TaiPEi, and it belongs to Taoyuan International, the long-haul airport opened in 1979 some 40 kilometres from the capital. The city-centre Songshan airport keeps TSA. TPE hosts the unusual arrangement of two hometown hub carriers, China Airlines and EVA Air, one in each of two alliances.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport?
The IATA code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan is TPE. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Taoyuan?
The 3-letter IATA code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan is TPE.
What is the ICAO code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport?
The ICAO code for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is RCTP. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code TPE.
What is the difference between TPE and RCTP?
TPE is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. RCTP is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
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Popular routes from TPE
Distance and typical flight time from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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