page_title: Taoyuan International Airport
section_title: Ground transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Taoyuan International Airport / Ground transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Taoyuan Metro's Commuter (left) and Express (right) motor units at Linkou station. Magyar: A Taoyuan MRT Commuter (bal) és Express (jobb) járművei Linkou megálló közelében.
context_page_description: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is an international airport serving Taipei and northern Taiwan. Located about 40 km west of Taipei in Dayuan District, Taoyuan, the airport is Taiwan's largest and busiest airport. It is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation. In 2016, it was ranked the best airport for its size in the Asia-Pacific region by Airports Council International.
  The airport opened for commercial operations in 1979 and is an important regional trans-shipment center, passenger hub, and gateway for destinations in Asia. Formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, it was renamed on 6 September 2006 to its current name. It is one of two that serves Taipei; the other, Taipei Songshan Airport, is located within city limits and served as Taipei's only international airport until 1979. Songshan now mainly serves chartered flights, intra-island flights, and limited international flights.
  In 2018, Taiwan Taoyuan handled a record 46.5 million passengers and 2.3 billion kg of freight, making it the 11th busiest airport worldwide by international passenger traffic, and 8th busiest in terms of international freight traffic in 2018.
caption: Taoyuan Airport MRT Commuter (left) and Express (right) trains.
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