Taipei Songshan International Airport — Taipei (Songshan), Taiwan

TSA occupies a site inside Taipei proper, in the city's Songshan District, making it far more central than Taoyuan International out past the city's western edge. Originally developed during the Japanese colonial period into Taiwan's primary international airport, Songshan carried the bulk of the island's air traffic until Taoyuan opened in 1979 and took over long-haul operations. Rather than fading into irrelevance, TSA was repositioned for domestic routes and, later, a set of short-haul international 'golden routes' connecting downtown Taipei directly to other city-center airports, including Tokyo's Haneda, Shanghai's Hongqiao, and Seoul's Gimpo. That arrangement appeals strongly to business travelers who value avoiding the longer trip out to Taoyuan. The airport also sits close to Taipei's night markets and the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, making arrival here unusually convenient for visitors headed straight into the city center.