# Hualien Airport (HUN)

> Hualien City, TW · IATA: HUN · ICAO: RCYU · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `HUN` |
| ICAO | `RCYU` |
| City | Hualien City |
| Country | TW |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 24.02310, 121.61800 |

## Description

Rail and sea beat the aircraft on Taiwan's east coast: Hualien Airport (IATA: HUN, ICAO: RCYU) handled roughly 39,000 passengers and 2,666 movements in 2023 and operates without a dedicated cargo terminal. The field shares its runway with a Republic of China Air Force wing and carries mainly domestic services to Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung, supplemented by a twice-weekly Aero K link from Incheon (ICN). Whatever freight moves here travels as belly cargo on regional aircraft; there is no freighter operation and no dedicated freight facility on site. Hualien County's heavyweight exports — marble, gravel and cement products — leave by the North-Link railway and through Hualien's seaport. Time-critical air freight is trucked or railed three to four hours to Taipei, where Taoyuan International (TPE) is the cargo airport of record and Songshan (TSA) serves as the fallback. Planners should price seismic risk into that land leg: after the April 2024 Hualien earthquake the Suhua Highway and the coastal railway were closed repeatedly, adding days to the run up to Taoyuan.

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