Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE, ICAO: RCTP) is located about 40 km west of Taipei in Dayuan District, serving Taipei and northern Taiwan. The airport is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation, a company wholly owned by the Government of Taiwan. The airport has two parallel runways, with one 3660 meters in length and another 3800 meters in length and both 60 meters wide, enabling them to cater to the next generation of aircraft. In 2015, the airport was the 11th busiest airport worldwide in terms of international passenger numbers, and 6th busiest in terms of international freight traffic. In 2018, Taiwan Taoyuan handled a record 46.5 million passengers and 2.3 billion kg of freight, making it the 11th busiest airport worldwide by international passenger traffic, and 8th busiest in terms of international freight traffic in 2018.