List of airports in the Spratly Islands
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This is a list of airports in the Spratly Islands.
Airports
| Location | Occupied by | Name | Code | Built | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiping Island (Itu Aba) |
Taiwan (Republic of China) | Taiping Island Airport | RCSP | 2007 | 1,200m | Military use only. No refueling facilities. [1] |
| Swallow Reef (Layang-Layang) | Malaysia | Layang-Layang Airport | LAC | 1995 | 1,367m | Dual-use concrete airport. |
| Fiery Cross Reef (Yongshu) | China | Yongshu Island Airport | 2016 | 3,300m | military | |
| Thitu Island (Pagasa) |
Philippines | Rancudo Airfield | RPPN | 1975 | 1,300m | Unpaved. Repairs.[2] |
| Spratly Island (Truong Sa) | Vietnam | Truong Sa Airport | 1976-77 | 600m | Military use only |
Location
Location of Airports
References
- ↑ The Taiping Island Airport was completed in December 2007, ("MND admits strategic value of Spratly airstrip." Taipei Times. 6 January 2006. p. 2 (MND is the ROC Ministry of National Defense)), and a C-130 Hercules transporter airplane first landed on the island on 21 January 2008.
- ↑ Thitu Island:
- Rancudo Airfield, wikimapia.org
- Rancudo Airfield Project Involves Dredging, 18 June 2014, dredgingtoday.com. Picture
- Air Force to repair Pagasa Island airstrip, 18 June 2014, globalnation.inquirer.net
Further reading
- James Hardy (London) and Sean O'Connor (Indiana) (20 Nov 2014). "China building airstrip-capable island on Fiery Cross Reef". IHS Jane's 360. Jane's Defence Weekly.
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