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TONG DE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2005 CyberFair Project ID 4109)
Taiwan, TAOYUAN
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 3. Business and Community Organizations

We estimate 8 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: CKS International Airport is located in Dayuan Township , Taoyuan County, approximately 40 kilometers, or about 50 minutes by car from downtown Taipei. It takes about 20 minutes by car from Tong De Elementary School. The total area of the airport is 1223 hectares. There are 2 terminals, which provide services for airliners, immigration/emigration, inspection, customs. There are also banks, insurance counters, post offices, beauty salons, CD/record shops, prayers rooms, and advertisement service centers in either of the terminals. Besides, there are some other administrative buildings for post, telecom, and custom operation as well as CKS airport Hotel, Aviation Museum, and Aviation Police Bureau Building.

Project Description: CKS International Airport is the most important air gateway in Taiwan. In an effort to be pacing Taiwan’s booming economy and attractive to foreign investment, a CKS Airport Master Plan has been modified. It is a series of expansion of the airport facilities, including the cargo apron (north-east), the aviation fuel storage facility, the airport peripheral surveillance radar, the terminal radar, the weather station, First Cargo Terminal expansion, and the airport premises expansion. the Airport Office also strives to upgrade the services provided by private corporations to response to global challenges, allowing the CKS International Airport become the Asia-Pacific Aviation Center.

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