Macau International Airport

Macau International Airport (IATA: MFM, ICAO: VMMC) (Chinese: 澳門國際機場; Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters which opened for commercial operations on 9 November 1995, during Portuguese administration of the region.

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Macau International Airport

Aeroporto Internacional de Macau

澳門國際機場

Oumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Macau
OperatorSociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau S.A.R.L.
ServesPearl River Delta
LocationTaipa, Macau
Opened9 November 1995 (1995-11-09)
Hub forAir Macau
Elevation AMSL6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates22°08′58″N 113°35′29″E
Websitewww.macau-airport.com/en
Map
MFM is located in Macau
MFM
MFM
Location in Macau
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,360 11,024 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers599,185[1]
Movements13,642[1]
Cargo51,400,662[2]
Sources: CAM – Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. website[1][2]
Macau International Airport
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese澳門國際機場
Simplified Chinese澳门国际机场
Cantonese YaleOumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng
Portuguese name
PortugueseAeroporto Internacional de Macau
Economy of Macau
Currency and identity
Resources
Companies
Other Macau topics
North of Macau International Airport with car park and Taipa Line Railway can be seen

Since then the airport has been a common transfer point for people traveling between the Mainland 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.[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]

History

In April 1996 TAP Air Portugal started service to Lisbon using Airbus A340s.[6][7] It cooperated with Sabena on the route; the flight stopped in Brussels, and TAP allocated a certain number of seats to the airline on the segment between Brussels and Macau. TAP encountered difficulties, however. The crew had to spend long layovers in Macau because the service only operated 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.[7] In April 1997 TAP moved the stopover to Bangkok in hopes of attracting more passengers.[8][9] Nevertheless, it was losing money on the route. The company's chairman stated in November 1997 that he wanted to end it but that he faced opposition from the Portuguese government, which owned the airline.[10] TAP stopped serving Macau the following year.[11]

Facilities

Terminal

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 five jetways. There are 10 gates. 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 and Hong Kong, need to go through the immigration and customs inspections of international flights.

Runway and aprons

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, unlike in Hong Kong, where Chek Lap Kok has them all on a reclaimed island. The runway is connected to the apron by two causeways. Runway 34 is ILS CAT II equipped. Navigational and radio aids are located at either end of the runway. Despite its small area, the airport is capable of handling Boeing 747s and Antonov 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

Other tenants of the airport are the Macau Customs Service (Independent department under Secretariat for Security of Macau), the Macau Immigration Department/Services (Public Security Police Force of Macau), the Macau Business Aviation Centre, Servair Macau and Menzies Macau.

Redevelopment

Since 2016, Macau's government has been developing a master plan for the airport's expansion.[12] To be done in three phases, the most visible sections of it broke ground in 2020.[13]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinationsRefs
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu (resumes 17 July 2023), Kuala Lumpur–International[14]
Air China Wuhan [15]
Air Macau Bangkok–Don Mueang,[16] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing,[17] Changzhou, Chengdu–Tianfu,[18] Chongqing, Da Nang, Fuzhou,[19] Guiyang, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hefei, Kaohsiung, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Osaka–Kansai, Qingdao,[20] Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, [21] Taipei–Taoyuan,[22] Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo–Narita, Wenzhou,[23] Xiamen, Yiwu,[24] Zhengzhou
Bamboo Airways Charter: Nha Trang
Cambodia Airways Phnom Penh
Cambodia Angkor Air Phnom Penh
Cebu Pacific Clark, Manila[25][26]
China Eastern Airlines Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong, Wuxi
Donghai Airlines Nantong
EVA Air Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei–Taoyuan
Hainan Airlines Haikou
Jeju Air Seoul–Incheon
Jin Air Seoul–Incheon
Juneyao Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Philippine Airlines Manila[27]
Philippines AirAsia Manila[28]
Scoot Singapore
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Hongqiao, Shanghai–Pudong
Shenzhen Airlines Nanjing (begins 28 May 2023),[29] Wuxi
Spring Airlines Hangzhou, Jieyang, Jinan, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Yangzhou
Starlux Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[30]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai, Phuket
Thai Summer Airways Pattaya–U-Tapao[31]
Tigerair Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei–Taoyuan[32][33]
T'way Air Seoul–Incheon
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi[34]
XiamenAir Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen[35]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinationsRefs
MASKargo Kuala Lumpur–International[36]
Qatar Airways Cargo Chicago–O'Hare, Doha, Guadalajara,[37] Houston–Intercontinental, Liège, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Singapore,[38] Tokyo–Narita[39]
SF Airlines Karachi
World Cargo Airlines Davao
Turkish Airlines Cargo Istanbul

Statistics

Annual traffic
Year Passengers[40][41][1] Airfreight (kg)[42][43][2] Aircraft operations[1]
1995 43,642 127,606 662
1996 1,300,936 25,043,358 13,386
1997 1,952,578 45,540,468 19,837
1998 2,214,487 65,166,798 24,015
1999 2,640,111 53,117,516 23,861
2000 3,239,428 68,084,076 28,692
2001 3,805,306 76,075,513 32,506
2002 4,171,703 111,267,673 37,564
2003 2,905,566 141,294,285 31,293
2004 3,714,259 220,828,358 40,506
2005 4,247,742 227,232,634 45,004
2006 4,976,093 220,572,754 51,049
2007 5,498,878 180,935,284 53,386
2008 5,097,802 167,767,412 49,764
2009 4,250,249 49,995,119 40,601
2010 4,078,836 52,165,711 37,148
2011 4,045,014 39,523,531 38,946
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

Busiest routes
Ranking Airport Weekly departures Seating capacity Carrier(s)
1 Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan 85 Air Macau, EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan, Starlux Airlines
2 China Shanghai–Pudong 42 Air Macau, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Juneyao Airlines
3 South Korea Seoul–Incheon 38 Air Macau, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'way Airlines
4 Taiwan Kaohsiung 36 Air Macau, EVA Air, Tigerair Taiwan
5 China Beijing–Capital 32 Air Macau, Beijing Capital Airlines
6= China Shanghai–Hongqiao 28 Air Macau, China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
6= Thailand Bangkok–Don Mueang 28 Thai AirAsia
6= China Hangzhou 28 Air Macau, Xiamen Airlines, Spring Airlines
9= Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International 21 AirAsia
9= Philippines Manila 21 Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia
9= China Wuxi 21 Shenzhen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
12 Vietnam Da Nang 16 Air Macau, VietJet Air
13= Thailand Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 14 Air Macau
13= China Xiamen 14 Air Macau, Xiamen Airlines
13= Taiwan Taichung 14 Eva Air, Tigerair Taiwan
13= China Ningbo 14 Air Macau, Spring Airlines
17= Singapore Singapore 11 Scoot
17= Thailand Chiang Mai 11 Thai AirAsia
17= China Xi'an 11 China Eastern Airlines, Loong Air
19 Cambodia Phnom Penh 10 Cambodia Airways, JC International Airlines

Ground transportation

The airport is connected by public transit bus routes, light rail, taxis, private cars, and regional coach services.

For passengers transferring to China or Hong Kong, a "two customs, one checkpoint" service is provided. Passengers can use a bus shuttle directly from the airport to the New Macau Ferry Terminal or the Taipa Ferry Terminal without passing Macau immigration.

Bus

Towards Macau Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane

  • Transmac routes:
    • 26 – Bacia Norte do Patane ↔ Mercado Municipal de Coloane
    • 51A – The Praia ↔ Av. Vale das Borboletas
    • AP1 – Portas do Cerco ↺ Aeroporto de Macau
    • AP1X – Praça das Portas do Cerco ↺ Aeroporto de Macau (06:00–10:00, 15:00–20:00)
    • MT4 – Parque M. Dr. Sun Yat Sen ↔ Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros da Taipa
  • T.C.M. routes:
    • N2 – Bacia Norte do Patane ↔ Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros da Taipa (00:00–06:00)
    • 36 – Rotunda Leonel Sousa ↺ Aeroporto de Macau
    • MT1 – Praceta 24 de Junho ↺ Aeroporto de Macau

Cross-border coaches

Cross-border coaches connect Macau International Airport with mainland locations like Huadao, Guangzhou, Panyu, Dongguan, Gongbei Port of Entry and Hengqin Border. The "two customs, one checkpoint" service is also available at the Hengqin Border.

Light rail

The airport is served by the Airport Station of the Macau Light Rail Transit's Taipa Line at Avenida Wai Long.[44]

See also

References
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  2. "Traffic Statistics – Cargo". CAM – Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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