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The Macau airport was constructed on reclaimed land adjacent to the islands of Taipa and Coloane. [7] It cost US$1 billion to build. Commercial air service began on 9 November 1995. The first departure was an Air Macau flight to Beijing, and the first arrival was a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur. [8]
The Civil Aviation Authority (Chinese: 民航局, Portuguese: Autoridade de Aviação Civil, AACM) is the civil aviation authority of Macau. It is responsible for controlling and regulating the air traffic and airspace within Macau. Its head office is on the 18th floor of the Cheng Feng Commercial Centre in Sé. [1]
Later on, the Cotai Water Jet launched the same service linking Hong Kong Airport and Macau but mostly embarked at Taipa Ferry Terminal. A new ferry terminal in Taipa, which is adjacent to the Macau International Airport , was opened in 2017 and some of the passenger traffic by sea will be diverted to the new facility.
The airports of Macau is the Macau International Airport on Ilha da Taipa. There are two heliports , at Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier near the reservoir on Macau Peninsula , and at the Macau International Airport .
As part of the construction the old pedestrian bridge linking the airport and the opposing Golden Crown China Hotel was demolished in 2014, [2] while the station was completed in 2015. A new bridge was built in 2016 that connects the two places via the station.
This is a list of airlines which have a current Air Operator Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (Chinese: 民航局, Portuguese: Autoridade de Aviação Civil). [1] For airlines of Mainland China and Hong Kong, click List of airlines of China , List of airlines of Hong Kong .
Macau Asia Express was a failed low-cost airline project, which was to be based in Macau and originally to be launched in 2007, offering scheduled flights mostly to mainland China. [4] It was founded on 24 January 2006 with an initial funding of $30 million. It was owned by Air Macau (51%) and ST-CNAC (CNAC and Shun Tak Holdings) (49%). [4]
There is a bus stand outside the pier, as well as a taxi stand. The pier is situated very close to Macau International Airport - the cargo terminal can be seen as you walk from the ferry to the arrivals hall. There are also buses to the casinos and resorts. Taxi Stand at the Temporary Taipa Ferry Terminal