Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) (simplified Chinese: 台湾桃园国际机场; traditional Chinese: 臺灣桃園國際機場) is an international airport located in Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. It is one of three Taiwanese airports with regular internationalflights, and is by far the busiest international air entry point amongst them. It is the home base forChina Airlines and EVA Air, both of which operate a major hub at this airport. Opened in 1979, the airport was known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (traditional Chinese: 中正國際機場; simplified Chinese: 中正国际机场; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngzhèng Gúojì Jīchǎng, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongjhèng Gúojì Jichǎng) until the name was changed in 2006.
