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{{Short description|Secondary airport serving Taipei, Taiwan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                   = Taipei Songshan Airport<br />Songshan Air Force Base
| nativename             = {{lang|zh-hant|{{nobold|臺北松山機場}}}}<br />{{lang|zh-hant|{{nobold|空軍松山基地}}}}
| ensign                 = 
| image                  = [[File:Taipei Songshan Airport logo.svg|250px]]<br />[[File:中華民國空軍松山基地指揮部.png|70px]]
| image2                 = Taipei Songshan Airport 1st Terminal Building 20090926.JPG
| image2-width           = 
| IATA                   = TSA
| ICAO                   = RCSS
| pushpin_map            = Taiwan Taipei#Taiwan
| pushpin_relief         = 
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Taipei##Location of airport in Taiwan
| pushpin_label          = '''TSA'''/RCSS
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type                   = Public / military
| owner                  = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)|Civil Aeronautics Administration]]
  | [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|Ministry of National Defense]]}}
| city-served            = [[Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area]]
| location               = [[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| opened                 = {{start date and age|1936|03|28|df=yes}}
| hub                    = {{ubl|class=nowrap|[[Mandarin Airlines]]|[[UNI Air]]}}
| focus_city             = {{ubl|class=nowrap|[[China Airlines]]|[[EVA Air]]}}
| elevation-f            = 18
| elevation-m            = 5
| metric-elev            = yes
| coordinates            = {{coord|25|04|10|N|121|33|06|E|type:airport_region:TW|display=inline,title}}
| website                = {{URL|www.tsa.gov.tw}}
| r1-number              = 10/28
| r1-length-f            = 8,547
| r1-length-m            = 2,605
| r1-surface             = [[Pavement (material)|Paved]]
| metric-rwy             = yes
| stat1-header           = Number of passengers
| stat1-data             = 5,429,862 {{increase}}&nbsp;7.16%
| stat2-header           = Aircraft movement
| stat2-data             = 58,056
| stat3-header           = Total cargo (metric tonnes)
| stat3-data             = 47,132.9
| stat-year              = 2024
| footnotes              = Sources: Civil Aeronautics Ministry<ref name="total stats">{{cite web|title=5、民航運輸各機場營運量－按機場分|url=https://www.caa.gov.tw/apfile/big5/download/ao/1548380713433.pdf|website=www.caa.gov.tw|access-date=27 January 2019|language=zh}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Evolution of passenger traffic in Taipei Songshan International Airport (2019-2024) |url=https://www.caa.gov.tw/FileAtt.ashx?lang=2&id=36951|website=www.caa.gov.tw|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref> WAD<ref>{{cite web | url = https://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=TW51955 | title = SUNGSHAN | work = World Aero Data | publisher = WorldAeroData.com | access-date = 2 March 2020 | archive-date = 2 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200302175454/https://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi%3Fid%3DTW51955 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Taipei Songshan Airport
| t     = {{linktext|臺北|松山|機場}} or 台北松山機場
| s     = {{linktext|台北|松山|机场}}
| p     = Táiběi Sōngshān Jīchǎng
| poj   = Tâi-pak Siông-san Ki-tiûⁿ
| phfs  = Thòi-pet Tshiùng-sân Kî-chhòng
}}

'''Taipei Songshan Airport''' {{airport codes|TSA|RCSS}} is a city airport and [[military airbase]] located in [[Songshan District, Taipei|Songshan District]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]. The airport covers an area of {{convert|182|ha|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsa.gov.tw/editor_model/u_editor_v1.asp?id={0F81D26D-23DE-4A8B-80F3-1BE70E9AE43B}|title=Introduction to TSA|publisher=Taipei Songshan Airport|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>

The civilian section of Songshan Airport has scheduled flights to domestic destinations in Taiwan and international destinations including [[Seoul]], [[Tokyo]], and select cities in China. Songshan serves only a small portion of the international flights for Taipei compared to the larger [[Taoyuan International Airport]]. Songshan Airport is also the base of certain [[Republic of China Air Force]] units as part of the Songshan Air Force Base. The Songshan Base Command's [[Air transports of heads of state and government#China, Republic of (Taiwan)|main mission]] is to serve the [[President of Taiwan|president]] and [[vice president of Taiwan]].

==History==
[[File:Douglas DC-6 and DC-3 23a.jpg|thumb|left|[[Civil Air Transport]] flight at Songshan Airport in 1966]]

The airport was built on 28 March 1936 during [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese rule]] with its origins as a Japanese military airbase, the {{nihongo|Taihoku Airfield|臺北飛行場|Taihoku Hikōjō|lead=yes}}, also known as {{nihongo|Matsuyama Airfield|松山飛行場}}. In 1937, Matsuyama Airfield was occupied by the Japanese Navy's Kanoya Air Group and its Type 96 G3M bombers for bombing positions on Chinese positions. On August 14, 1937, an 18-bomber mission launched from Matsuyama Airfield targeted [[Jianqiao Airfield]] in [[Zhejiang Province]] and Guangde Airfield in Anhui Province, both in China. The raid was intercepted by Chinese fighter aircraft, resulting in the loss of four bombers without any casualties on the Chinese side. This date was later celebrated as Air Force Day in China. In 1944, the Japanese Army's 37th Kyoiku Hikotai, a training unit equipped with Ki-61 fighters, was established at Matsuyama. Many of its instructors later engaged in combat against American forces over Taiwan and Japan during the war's final months. From March to August, 1945, the US Army [[Far East Air Forces]] bombed the airfield, with the last mission on 24 August using [[B-24]] heavy bombers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ww2db.com/facility/Matsuyama_Airfield/ |title=Matsuyama Airfield during World War II |website=World War II Database |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>

After [[World War II]], in 1946, it was taken over by the [[Republic of China Air Force]], and renamed to Songshan Airport.<ref name="50years">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsa.gov.tw/english/modepage/introduction02.htm|title=A Review: 50 Years of the Taipei Songshan Airport|publisher=Taipei Songshan Airport|access-date=17 June 2010|archive-date=11 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232323/http://www.tsa.gov.tw/english/modepage/introduction02.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Before the end of the [[Chinese Civil War]] and the establishment of the [[People's Republic of China]], the airport provided flight routes between [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai]] and Taipei, occasionally via [[Fuzhou Changle International Airport|Fuzhou]].<ref name="50years" />

Shared military and civilian use—both domestic and international—began on 16 April 1950<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsa.gov.tw/editor_model/u_editor_v1.asp?id={3D5EB9A2-C687-4E75-9C22-C1081B5AE546}|title=Basic Information|publisher=Taipei Songshan Airport|access-date=17 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611232250/http://www.tsa.gov.tw/editor_model/u_editor_v1.asp?id=%7B3D5EB9A2-C687-4E75-9C22-C1081B5AE546%7D|archive-date=11 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> in the reconstructed Civil Aeronautics Administration Taipei Airport ({{lang|zh-Hant|交通部民用航空局台北航空站}}).<ref name="50years" /> Domestic destinations have been [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]], [[Hualien Airport|Hualien]], [[Taichung International Airport|Taichung]], [[Penghu Airport|Penghu]], and [[Tainan Airport|Tainan]]. The first international destinations were [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport|Seattle]], [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo]], [[Gimhae International Airport|Busan]], [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]], [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok]], and [[Kai Tak Airport|Hong Kong]].<ref name="50years" /> The first international airlines included [[Northwest Airlines]], [[Pan Am]], and [[Hong Kong Airways]] (now [[Cathay Pacific]]). Later, the airport became too small to handle an increased number of passengers, even after a series of expansions. This later worsened when new wide-body jets became common at the airport.<ref name="50years" /> Therefore, all international activities were relocated to [[Taoyuan International Airport]] (then known as Chiang Kai-shek International) after its inauguration on 26 February 1979.<ref name="50years" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Xing|first=Zheng Yuan|title=China yearbook|publisher=China Pub. Co|year=1979|page=10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jta8AAAAIAAJ&q=february+21,+1979+sung-shan|access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref> Consequently, the passenger load at the airport dropped from 6.2&nbsp;million in 1978 to 2.9&nbsp;million in 1979 (a 53% decrease).<ref name="annualpass">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsa.gov.tw/english/modepage/e-41y-96y.htm|title=The Statistic Table of Working Capability in Taipei International Air Terminal From 1952 to 2008|publisher=Taipei Songshan Airport|access-date=18 July 2011|archive-date=27 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927061134/http://www.tsa.gov.tw/english/modepage/e-41y-96y.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> At its peak in 1997, the airport handled over 15.3&nbsp;million passengers annually.

Service to [[Taichung]] and [[Chiayi Airport|Chiayi]] was stopped in mid-2007 after the [[Passenger load factor|load factor]] dropped significantly due to the [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]]'s start of revenue service in January 2007. Passenger volume decreased from 6.7&nbsp;million in 2006 to 4.4&nbsp;million in 2007 (a 34% decrease).<ref name="annualpass" /> Also due to the opening of the high speed rail line, on 1 March 2008, Uni Air suspended its service to Kaohsiung, while Far Eastern Air Transport suspended its service to Tainan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/29/2003399302|title=CAA approves end of Taipei–Kaohsiung flights on Uni Air|date=29 January 2008|author=Shelly Shan|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> TransAsia Airways decided to stop flights to Tainan and Kaohsiung after 1 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/%20taiwan/2008/07/17/165845/Flight-routes.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005050/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/%20taiwan/2008/07/17/165845/Flight-routes.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|title=Flight routes may decrease gradually|work=The China Post|date=17 July 2008|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/07/23/166703/No-more.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005059/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/07/23/166703/No-more.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|title=No more Taipei–Tainan flights after July|work=The China Post|date=23 July 2008|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>

In early 1999 when the construction of [[Taipei 101]] had just started, Taiwan's [[Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)|Civil Aeronautics Administration]] changed this airport's certain [[Standard Instrument Departure|SID]] and [[Standard Terminal Arrival Route|STAR]] procedures to avoid possible collision with the building. The 677-meter {{ill|Fuxing North Road Underground Passage|zh|復興北路車行地下道}} ({{lang|zh-Hant|復興北路車行地下道}}) was constructed between 1997 and 2006 under this airport's runway to link the north and south side of this airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6018047/TAIWAN-INAUGURATES-US-142-MLN.html|title=TAIWAN INAUGURATES US$142 MLN ROAD TUNNEL UNDER AIRPORT.|publisher=AsiaPulse News|date=6 November 2006|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>

Regular [[cross-strait charter]] flights to China started on 4 July 2008, with Songshan receiving the majority of flights.<ref name="cp74">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/06/22/162082/Taipei-airport.htm|title=Taipei airport being renovated|work=The China Post|date=22 June 2008|access-date=17 June 2010|archive-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005033/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/06/22/162082/Taipei-airport.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Direct flights to China were an issue of contention. Then-mayor [[Ma Ying-jeou]] had been pressing to make Songshan Airport Taipei's main International terminal, citing that its location close to the city center would make it preferable for business travelers. However, building height restrictions around the airport raised concerns about flight safety, blocking of radio communications, noise pollution, and a reduced number of flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/11/12/130483/Gov%27t-picks.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116011036/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/11/12/130483/Gov%27t%2Dpicks.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2007|title=Gov't picks inferior option for airport: lawmaker|date=12 November 2007|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref>

The continuing growth of Taipei City means that Songshan airport is situated in the heart of downtown Taipei. Compared to [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]], Songshan Airport saves travelers about 30 minutes due to its location inside Taipei City's central business district, but the city suffers from the noise, pollution, restrictions on [[urban planning]], and [[traffic congestion]] the airport brings about. In the [[2002 Republic of China municipal elections|2002]] and [[2006 Republic of China municipal elections|2006 Taipei Mayor Election]] [[Democratic Progressive Party|DPP]] candidates [[Lee Ying-yuan]] and [[Frank Hsieh]] both proposed the plan to close Songshan Airport, and developed its land into road, huge park, [[detention basin]] and sports [[arena]], since the [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]] could quickly take up the traffic load between Taipei and western Taiwan cities, and the remaining service to outlying islands and eastern Taiwan could be easily taken over by the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport after the completion of the [[Taoyuan International Airport Access MRT System]] by the end of 2016. Also, the MRT system will make the international potential of Songshan airport less attractive. The Songshan Airport closing proposal was deferred under the [[Taipei City Government]] which has long been dominated by the [[Pan-Blue Coalition]], who prefers the downtown airport connection concept with Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Due to the introduction of Taiwan-China flights and future international potential, the airport is undergoing extensive renovations, the first phase of which is expected to be completed by October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201006150030&Type=aIPL|title=President promises all-out effort in renovating Songshan Airport|date=15 June 2010|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> The second and third phase renovations are expected to be completed by March and October 2011, respectively. However, as of November 2011 renovations are still in progress. A new international cargo terminal is being built in anticipation of a new air route between Taiwan and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1010132&pg=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004118/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1010132&pg=9|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2014|title=Songshan Airport to build international cargo terminal|publisher=Taiwan News|date=22 July 2009|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> The unused Terminal 2 was refurbished to accommodate arriving flights while the main Terminal, now Terminal 1, was rearranged to handle increased passenger traffic.<ref name="cp74" /> On 29 March 2011, the renovated Terminal 2 was re-opened to handle domestic flights.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2011/03/25/295995/Songshan-Airports.htm|title=Songshan Airport's Terminal 2 to open for domestic flights Tuesday|date=25 March 2011|access-date=28 March 2011|archive-date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929215958/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2011/03/25/295995/Songshan-Airports.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International potential==
[[File:Taipei Songshan Airport 2nd Terminal Building 20091018.JPG|thumb|right|Taipei Songshan Airport Terminal 2]]
[[File:Panoramic views of the viewing platform in RCSS.jpg|thumb|right|Songshan Airport observation deck]]

Similar to [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery|Buenos Aires–Aeroparque]], [[London City Airport|London–City]], [[Milan Linate Airport|Milan–Linate]], and [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|Toronto–Billy Bishop]] airports, Songshan Airport is seen to have the potential to attract business travellers within [[Asia-Pacific|Pacific Asia]] due to its location in downtown Taipei. Flights to [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok–Don Mueang]], [[Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport|Jakarta–Halim Perdanakusuma]], [[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport|Kuala Lumpur–Subang]], [[Nagoya Airfield|Nagoya–Komaki]], [[Itami Airport|Osaka–Itami]], [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]], [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]], and [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]] are especially attractive since these airports are also closer to the central areas or business districts of their respective cities, and all these cities have larger far flung international airports. The airport is currently in the process of expansion to better accommodate international flights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246223/Songshan-Airport.htm|title=Songshan Airport expansion may be delayed|work=The China Post|date=28 February 2010|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-date=3 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303163907/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246223/Songshan-Airport.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 6 March 2009, Japan and Taiwan signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] on the revision of Taiwan–Japan bilateral traffic. Four carriers ([[EVA Air]], [[China Airlines]], [[Japan Airlines]], and [[All Nippon Airways]]) would be able to operate from Songshan Airport to Tokyo–Haneda.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} In December 2009, an affirmative schedule for the route between Tokyo–Haneda and Taipei–Songshan was announced.<ref name="japanpact">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2009/12/12/236143/Taiwan-Japan.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213174819/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2009/12/12/236143/Taiwan-Japan.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2009|title=Taiwan, Japan sign pact|work=The China Post|date=12 December 2009|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> Starting in October 2010, [[EVA Air]], [[China Airlines]], [[Japan Airlines]], and [[All Nippon Airways]] each operates two flights a day from Taipei–Songshan to Tokyo–Haneda,<ref name="japanpact" /> with China Airlines and EVA Air both utilizing the [[Airbus A330-300]] on the route. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines began this route with the [[Boeing 767-300ER]], but have phased in the newer [[Boeing 787-8]] on the route beginning in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Japan Airlines also previously used the [[Boeing 777-200ER]] on this route.

On 14 June 2010, direct flights between Taipei–Songshan and Shanghai–Hongqiao began.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2010/06/100614_shanghai_taipei_flight.shtml |script-title=zh:上海虹橋和台北松山開始直航 |publisher=BBC |language=zh |date=14 June 2010}}</ref> Each week has 28 flights, served by [[China Eastern Airlines]], [[Shanghai Airlines]], [[Air China]], China Airlines, EVA Air, and [[TransAsia Airways]]. The airport will undergo upgrades to its runway and reduce its [[jet bridge]]s from eight to six to accommodate wider contemporary aircraft such as the Airbus A330 and Boeing 767.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/may/16/today-p5.htm |script-title=zh:松山機場打造首都機場 釀飛安疑慮 |language=zh |date=16 May 2009}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate regular passenger flights at Songshan:
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| [[Air China]] | [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]], [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]]
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| [[All Nippon Airways]] | [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]
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| [[China Airlines]] | [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE|pages=1253-1255}}</ref> [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255"/> [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255"/>
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| {{nowrap|[[China Eastern Airlines]]}} | [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]]
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| [[Eastar Jet]] | [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]]
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| [[EVA Air]] | [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255"/> [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255"/> [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_TPE_1253_1255"/>
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| [[Japan Airlines]] | [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]
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| [[Mandarin Airlines]] | [[Fuzhou Changle International Airport|Fuzhou]], [[Kinmen Airport|Kinmen]], [[Nangan Airport|Matsu–Nangan]], [[Penghu Airport|Penghu]], [[Taitung Airport|Taitung]], [[Wenzhou Longwan International Airport|Wenzhou]], [[Wuhan Tianhe International Airport|Wuhan]]
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| [[Shanghai Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
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| [[Sichuan Airlines]] | [[Chengdu Tianfu International Airport|Chengdu–Tianfu]], [[Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport|Chongqing]]
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| [[T'way Air]] | [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]]
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| [[Uni Air]] |[[Hualien Airport|Hualien]], [[Kinmen Airport|Kinmen]], [[Beigan Airport|Matsu–Beigan]], [[Nangan Airport|Matsu–Nangan]], [[Penghu Airport|Penghu]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Taitung Airport|Taitung]], [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]]
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| [[XiamenAir]] | [[Fuzhou Changle International Airport|Fuzhou]], [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]]
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[[File:Uni Air songshan.png|thumb|An [[Uni Air]] [[ATR 72]] landing at Songshan Airport]]

==Traffic and statistics==
In 2018, Songshan Airport handled 6,225,932 passengers and 47,132.9 tons of cargo.<ref name="total stats" /> The route between Taipei Songshan and Kinmen is the busiest domestic route in Taiwan, with 1,267,630 travelers in 2018.<ref name="Domestic Routes Stats 2014">{{cite web|title=臺閩地區國內航線班機載客率及市場佔有率－按航線分|url=http://www.caa.gov.tw/APFile/big5/download/ao/1421750079984.pdf|website=CAA|access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> In 2018, the ten routes with the largest number of passengers are as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "font-size: 90%;"
|+ '''Busiest routes from Taipei–Songshan (2018)<ref>{{cite web|title=台北松山機場國際及兩岸定期航線班機載客率－按航線分|url=https://www.caa.gov.tw/apfile/big5/download/ao/1548381057886.pdf|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=台北松山機場國內航線班機載客率及市場占有率-按航線分|url=https://www.caa.gov.tw/apfile/big5/download/ao/1547872493526.pdf|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>'''
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers 2018
! Carriers
|-
| 1
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]
| 1,418,248
| China Airlines, EVA Air, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines
|-
| 2
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Kinmen Airport|Kinmen]]
| 1,267,630
| Mandarin Airlines, UNI Air
|-
| 3
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Penghu Airport|Penghu]]
| 1,036,535
| Mandarin Airlines, UNI Air
|-
| 4
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport|Shanghai–Hongqiao]]
| 727,278
| China Airlines, EVA Air, Air China, China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines
|-
| 5
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Matsu Nangan Airport|Matsu Nangan]]
| 252,172
| UNI Air
|-
| 6
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Taitung Airport|Taitung]]
| 249,056
| Mandarin Airlines, UNI Air
|-
| 7
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]]
| 242,363
| China Airlines, EVA Air, Eastar Jet, T'way Air
|-
| 8
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
| 205,552
| UNI Air, Shanghai Airlines
|-
| 9
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Fuzhou Changle International Airport|Fuzhou]]
| 162,734
| Mandarin Airlines, XiamenAir
|-
| 10
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport|Xiamen]]
| 147,771
| UNI Air, XiamenAir
|-
|}
==Ground transportation==

===Metro===
The airport is served by the [[Songshan Airport metro station]] on the [[Wenhu line]] of the [[Taipei Metro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=007 |title=Route Map: Songshan Airport |publisher=Department of Rapid Transit Systems |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902023456/http://web.trtc.com.tw/e/stationdetail.asp?ID=007 |archive-date=2 September 2011}}</ref> The [[Taiwan Railway|TR]] {{ill|Songshan Airport Line|zh|松山機場線|ja|松山飛機場線<!--During Japanese rule too-->}} also formerly served Songshan Airport from 1936 until 1976.

===Bus===
Several city buses also serve this airport, providing frequent links to the [[Tamsui Line (TRTS)|Tamsui Line]] and [[Wenshan Line (TRTS)|Wenshan Line]] of the [[Taipei Metro]].

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 23 October 1944, a Japanese passenger transport plane crashed into the [[Taiwan Grand Shrine]] on Jiantan Mountain shortly after take-off from then Matsuyama Airfield. Many parts of the shrine, including the Torii ceremonial archway and stone toro lanterns, were damaged in the crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2db.com/facility/Matsuyama_Airfield/|title=Matsumyama Airfield |publisher=World War II Database |access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref>
*On 20 February 1970, [[Douglas DC-3]] B-243 of [[Far Eastern Air Transport]] crashed into a mountain shortly after take-off. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight; both crew were killed.<ref name=ASN200270>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700220-1 |title=B-243 Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=12 October 2010}}</ref>
*On 12 August 1970, [[China Airlines Flight 206]] crashed at the airport in a [[CFIT]] accident.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
*On 7 October 1974, a [[Vickers Viscount]] of Far Eastern Air Transport was the subject of an attempted hijacking. The hijacker was overpowered and the aircraft landed at its intended destination of Taipei Songshan Airport.<ref name=ASN071074>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19741007-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>
*On 1 February 1975, [[Vickers Viscount]] PK-RVM of [[Mandala Airlines]] was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway.<ref name=ASN010275>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750201-1 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>
*On 31 July 1975, [[Vickers Viscount]] B-2029 of [[Far Eastern Air Transport]] crashed, killing 27 of the 75 people on board.<ref name=ASN310775>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750731-2 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref>
*On 22 August 1981, Boeing 737-200 of [[Far Eastern Air Transport]] [[Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103|broke up]] after takeoff from Songshan, killing everyone on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810822-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-222 B-2603 Miao-Li|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>
*On 10 October 1997, a [[Republic of China Air Force]] [[C-130 Hercules]] ''1310'', c/n 5067, delivered October 1986, same August 1996. The aircraft crashed during an attempted go-around, killing all five on board.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
*On 4 February 2015, [[TransAsia Airways Flight 235]], an [[ATR 72-600]] (B-22816), crashed shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, first clipping a taxi and then crashing into Keelung River near Taipei. Of the 53 passengers and five crew members, 43 were killed.<ref>{{Cite web|title = TransAsia Airways GE235 Flight Occurrence|url = http://www.asc.gov.tw/main_en/docaccident.aspx?uid=342&pid=296&acd_no=191|website = Aviation Safety Council|access-date = 2015-11-24|archive-date = 5 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160105213902/http://www.asc.gov.tw/main_en/docaccident.aspx?uid=342&pid=296&acd_no=191|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)]]
* [[Transportation in Taiwan]]
* [[List of airports in Taiwan]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Taipei Songshan Airport}}
* {{official website|http://www.tsa.gov.tw}}
* {{cite web|title=AIP for Taipei Songshan (Section AD-2.RSSS) valid from JUL 05 2018|url=http://eaip.caa.gov.tw/eaip/history/2018-07-05/html/eAIP/RC-AD-2.RCSS-en-TW.html|publisher=[[Civil Aeronautics Administration (Taiwan)|Civil Aeronautics Administration]]}}

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