Airports / Taiwan / KYD
Lanyu Airport
RCLY / KYDOrchid Island, TaiwanELEV 44 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hengchun Airport (HCN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Orchid Island, Taiwan, Lanyu Airport (RCLY / KYD) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 44 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 KYD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Hengchun Airport (HCN, 45 nm), Taitung Airport (TTT, 50 nm), and Chihhang Air Base (RCQS, 50 nm).
Charter pricing from KYD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Lanyu Auxiliary Station. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Orchid Island.
Field capability
ICAO
RCLY
IATA
KYD
FAA / Local
RCLY
Elevation
44 ft
Coordinates
22.0270° N · 121.5350° 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 44 ft, KYD sits lower than 65% 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.
- 45nmHCNHengchun AirportHengchun
- 50nmTTTTaitung AirportTaitung City
- 50nmRCQSChihhang Air BaseTaitung City
- 71nmRCSQPingtung Air Force Base NorthPingtung
- 71nmRCDCPingtung Air Force BasePingtung
- 74nmKHHKaohsiung International AirportKaohsiung (Xiaogang)
Location
Open the full mapRCLY · Lanyu Airport · Orchid Island, Taiwan