Airports / Taiwan / CYI
Chiayi Airport
RCKU / CYIShuishang, TaiwanELEV 85 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Chiayi Airport (RCKU / CYI) sits in Shuishang, Taiwan, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 85 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CYI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base (TNN, 32 nm), Gangshan Air Force Base (RCAY, 41 nm), and Penghu Magong Airport (MZG, 42 nm).
Charter pricing from CYI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Shueishang Airport and 嘉義航空站. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Shuishang.
Field capability
ICAO
RCKU
IATA
CYI
FAA / Local
RCKU
Elevation
85 ft
Coordinates
23.4626° N · 120.3905° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Taiwan fields
state range 16–663 ft
At 85 ft, CYI sits higher than 55% of the 20 Taiwan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmTNNTainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTainan (Rende)
- 41nmRCAYGangshan Air Force BaseKaohsiung (Gangshan)
- 42nmMZGPenghu Magong AirportHuxi
- 46nmTW-0004Zuoying Naval AirfieldKaohsiung (Zuoying)
- 46nmRCSQPingtung Air Force Base NorthPingtung
- 48nmRCDCPingtung Air Force BasePingtung
Location
Open the full mapRCKU · Chiayi Airport · Shuishang, Taiwan