Chiang Wan-an suddenly proposes shutting down Songshan Airport

2026-10-08

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an dropped an eyebrow-raising campaign proposal on Thursday, with just 51 days to go until Election Day. The mayor, who is seeking reelection, said he planned to shut down Taipei’s Songshan Airport to build a 300-hectare AI tech park. He says Taoyuan International Airport’s future Terminal 3 could take over Songshan’s duties. But officials from the central government say the process is not so straightforward. Let’s hear more.

Chiang Wan-an
Taipei mayor
Taoyuan International Airport’s Terminal 3 will be completed in 2027, and opened in 2033. So there is still a long time to go, but we must start planning now. Of course, we will discuss the matter with the central government, and work together on the project.

Michelle Lee
Executive Yuan Spokesperson
As for Songshan Airport’s relocation, we just saw how it is. From what we know, when Mayor Chiang spoke on the matter four years ago, he mentioned that any proposals would have to be carefully reviewed within the framework of national land planning. He said it was not a matter that should be brought up willy-nilly for election season. The closure of Songshan Airport would have to be discussed with the central government.

Chen Yen-po
Transport ministry official
Over the past four years, Taipei didn’t once bring up any plans to shut down Songshan Airport. Our position, of course, is that we respect all the different opinions. But since this matter affects aviation, urban development and transport to outlying islands, it’s something that must be carefully considered.

Puma Shen
Taipei Mayor Candidate (DPP)
His time as legislator and his four years as mayor add up to some 10 years. But yet I don’t know what kind of preparations Mayor Chiang has done regarding the relocation of Songshan Airport’s services.

Songshan Airport was built in 1935, as a military airbase. It later became the first airport with shared military and civilian use in Taiwan. The issue of its closure or relocation has been a perennial topic of debate when election season comes around. Back in 2014, when the DPP’s Pasuya Yao ran for Taipei mayor, he advocated for tearing the airport down and building a public park. The idea was refloated by the DPP’s Enoch Wu in 2022, when he was up against Chiang for the legislative seat. Back then, Chiang said that the matter would have to be evaluated from every angle, including the impact on civilian, military and commercial aviation, and on urban development. The issue, he said, was not something to be brought up in haste just for the elections.

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蔣萬安選前突拋"松機遷建" 政院:未和中央討論

2026-10-08

尋求連任的台北市長蔣萬安，在選戰倒數51天，竟然突然宣布要遷移松機，打造300公頃的台北AI園區。但松機遷移到哪，蔣萬安卻回桃機第三航廈支援，但這主意牽涉交通部、國防部等跨部會，聲稱會跟中央好好溝通。

[[台北市長蔣萬安]]
“接下來2027年(桃機)第三航廈完工啟用，2033年第三航道啟用，所以屆時還有很大一段時間，但是現在就必須開始規劃做好準備，所以這個(松山遷移)部分，我們當然一定會跟中央好好地溝通，攜手規劃”

[[行政院發言人李慧芝]]
“對於松機遷建的議題，我們也是剛剛才看到啦，據我了解的話，蔣市長在四年前，針對松機遷建的議題的時候，他有說過國土的規劃要經過審慎嚴肅的面對，絕對不是一到選舉的時候就倉促的提出，松機遷建的話呢，是牽涉到了非常多的中央部會，所以我們建議北市府，一定要向中央來討論”

[[交通部次長陳彥伯]]
“這四年以來，台北市都沒有提出，有跟我們討論這樣的一個(松機遷建)議題，交通部的立場，當然各方的討論我們都予以尊重，但這樣牽涉到有關民航，都市發展，離島交通等等的議題，可能要要審慎評估”

[[台北市長參選人(民) 沈伯洋]]
“從他立委的選區一直到現在，做的(市長)這四年，那加起來10年應該有了，所以這10年，不知道蔣市長對於松山機場遷建，做了哪些準備”

松山機場興建1936年，前身為台北飛行場，是全台第一座民航與軍用兼備的機場，而松機遷移早是選戰考古題，2014年姚文智參選台北市長時，曾拋出廢松機、造公園，到了民進黨吳怡農2022年選立委時再提出，當時蔣萬安表示要從民用、軍用、商用，都市發展各個層面通盤考量，絕不是一到選舉倉促的提出。

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