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Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (中正國際航空站, located in Taoyuan County , Republic Of China ( Taiwan ). It is one of two international airports on Taiwan, and by far the busiest international air entry point into Taiwan. It is a major hub for China Airlines and EVA Air . It is one of two airports that serve Taipei . The other is Sungshan Domestic Airport , which is within the city limits and formerly served Taipei as its international airport before CKS's construction. The airport is named after former President Of The Republic Of China Chiang Kai-shek . The airport's name is referred to in Chinese as Chung-Cheng (Zhongzheng), the given name that Chiang Kai-shek chose for himself during his political career, without his Surname . In a situation which is similar to Ronald Reagan-Washington National Airport , local officials in Taoyuan and other members of the Pan-Green Coalition often refer to it as the Taoyuan International Airport. There are news organizations and local residents who call the airport "Taoyuan Chung-Cheng Airport", effectively combining the two commonly used names. HISTORY The airport opened on February 21 , 1979 . Disasters CKS was one of the airports targeted by the failed Project Bojinka plot in 1995 . On February 16 , 1998 , China Airlines Flight 676 , which was arriving from Denpasar-Bali International Airport , Indonesia , crashed into a residential area while trying to land in inclement weather, killing all 196 people on board and six on the ground. On October 31 , 2000 , Singapore Airlines Flight 006 , which was on a Singapore Changi Airport , Singapore -Taipei- Los Angeles International Airport , Los Angeles route crashed upon takeoff from Taipei, killing 82 passengers. According to the investigative report, it was caused by bad communication between the captain and the control tower, resulting in the planes taking off from runway 05R which was undergoing repair. On May 25 , 2002 , China Airlines Flight 611 broke up in midflight on the way to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong from Chiang Kai Shek Airport. All of 225 people on board perished. The airport has two terminals. TERMINAL I
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