Gimhae International Airport
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Gimhae International Airport 김해국제공항 | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Gimhae International Airport in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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Serves | Busan–Gyeongnam Area and Gyeongsangdo | ||||||||||||||
Location | Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1976 | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Air Busan | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°10′46″N 128°56′18″E / 35.17944°N 128.93833°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Gimhae International Airport | |
Hangul | 김해국제공항 |
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Hanja | 金海國際空港 |
Revised Romanization | Gimhae Gukje Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kimhae Kukche Konghang |
Gimhae International Airport (IATA: PUS, ICAO: RKPK) is located on the western end of Busan, South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city of Gimhae. A new international terminal opened on October 31, 2007.[3] Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for Air Busan, and a focus city for Jeju Air, Jin Air and Korean Air. Runway 18L/36R is used for military purposes only for Gimhae Air Base, but due to increasing traffic, there are plans to open the runway for airliners.[citation needed] In 2018, 17,064,613 passengers used the airport.
As the airport is now beyond its design capacity and surrounded by mountains, buildings and other objectives, a new airport is currently being built on Gadeokdo to meet growing demand.[4][5] Because the airport is shared with military facilities, photography and video of the apron, runway, and military stations are prohibited according to the airport website.[6]
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History
[edit]In August 1976, Gimhae Airport opened, and commercial air traffic shifted there from the old airport. A new domestic terminal was completed in May 1983.[7] Korean Air launched a route to Honolulu in October 1992.[8] In April 2002, Northwest Airlines began service to its hub at Tokyo's Narita Airport, where people could board connecting flights to the United States.[9][10] In March 2007, Lufthansa inaugurated service to Munich via Seoul. This was the first route between Busan and Europe.[11][12] President Roh Moo-hyun opened a new international terminal seven months later.[13] Delta Air Lines, which had merged with Northwest, ended the Tokyo link in May 2012.[9][11] Lufthansa terminated its flight to Busan in March 2014.[14]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]Cargo
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Korean Air Cargo | Seoul–Incheon |
^1 Korean Air between Busan and Incheon is available only to passengers flying internationally to/from South Korea with Korean Air[44]
Traffic and statistics
[edit]Passengers
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Air traffic statistics | |||
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Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
2001 | 61,242 | 9,168,089 | 203,335 |
2002 | 60,090 | 9,173,288 | 204,464 |
2003 | 58,600 | 8,782,835 | 185,372 |
2004 | 52,212 | 7,674,153 | 175,850 |
2005 | 50,735 | 7,045,806 | 152,407 |
2006 | 52,935 | 7,071,037 | 135,607 |
2007 | 58,119 | 7,403,262 | 126,947 |
2008 | 59,575 | 7,202,117 | 113,710 |
2009 | 61,171 | 6,870,157 | 105,320 |
2010 | 62,225 | 8,160,546 | 119,390 |
2011 | 66,525 | 8,749,153 | 126,710 |
2012 | 71,713 | 9,196,090 | 121,256 |
2013 | 77,665 | 9,671,381 | 116,185 |
2014 | 78,646 | 10,378,867 | 123,242 |
2015 | 87,709 | 12,382,150 | 146,694 |
2016 | 99,358 | 14,900,815 | 185,472 |
2017 | 107,363 | 16,403,541 | 186,471 |
2018 | 110,924 | 17,064,613 | 183,507 |
2019 | 111,276 | 16,931,023 | 171,953 |
2020 | 53,150 | 7,235,652 | 48,250 |
2021 | 57,694 | 8,859,304 | 36,010 |
2022 | 61,733 | 10,027,097 | 55,555 |
2023 | 82,185 | 13,694,710 | 113,703 |
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[45] |
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Top carriers
[edit]In 2023, the ten carriers with the largest percentage of passengers flying into, out of, or through Gimhae International Airport are as follows:
Rank | Carrier | Domestic passengers |
International passengers |
Total | % |
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1 | ![]() |
2,673,226 | 2,215,355 | 4,888,581 | 35.69% |
2 | ![]() |
1,181,256 | 1,540,566 | 2,721,822 | 19.87% |
3 | ![]() |
1,893,205 | 363,069 | 2,256,274 | 16.48% |
4 | ![]() |
764,035 | 800,481 | 1,564,516 | 11.42% |
5 | ![]() |
605,581 | 136,044 | 741,625 | 5.42% |
6 | ![]() |
591,285 | 591,285 | 4.32% | |
7 | ![]() |
319,960 | 319,960 | 2.34% | |
8 | ![]() |
128,063 | 128,063 | 1.06% | |
9 | ![]() |
80,303 | 80,303 | 0.09% | |
10 | ![]() |
79,303 | 79,303 | 0.06% |
Top destinations
[edit]Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Flight | Top carriers |
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1 | ![]() |
3,579,946 | 20,198 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
2 | ![]() |
3,275,774 | 21,146 | Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air |
3 | ![]() |
317,477 | 2,552 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Korean Air |
Ground transportation
[edit]Metro
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Bus
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Airport Limousine Bus
[edit]- Gimhae International Airport (from Airport to Busan station) International Terminal - Domestic Terminal - Paik Hospital intersection - Gaya Homeplus mart - Gaya Hyudai apt - Seomyeon (Lotte Hotel Busan) - Seomyeon, Busan - Beomil (Hyundai dep. store) - Jin market - Busanjin station (Busan Metro) - Busan station - Toyoko inn Hotel - Jungang - Guangbokdong Lotte dep. store - Nampo - Jagalchi (Chungmudong)
- Gimhae International Airport (from Busan Station to Airport) Jagalchi (Chungmudong) - Nampo - Guangbokdong Lotte dep. store - Jungang - Yeongjudong - Busan station - Busanjin station (Busan Metro) - Beomil (Hyundai dep. store) -Seomyeon, Busan (Judies Taehwa) - Seomyeon (Lotte Hotel Busan) - Gaya Hyudai apt - Gaya Homeplus mart - Paik Hospital intersection - Airport (International Terminal)
- Gimhae International Airport (International Terminal) - Domestic Terminal - Namcheon (Namcheondong) - Gwangan (Gwangandong) - Suyeong (Suyeong Intersection) - Millak (Suyeong Hyudai apt) - Centum City (Centum hotel) - Bexco - Olympic intersection - Gyeongnam Marina apt - Hyundai park hiatt hotel - Hanhwa resort - Hyperion - Westin Chosun Hotel - Grand Hotel - Novotel Ambassador - Paradise Hotel - Mipo, moon-ten road - Remian Haeundae apt - Hyundai ipark apt - Jangsan - Haeundae Paik Hospital - Dongbu apartment - Daelim 1cha apt - Yangwoon high school - Yangwoon middle school - Yangwoon high school - Daedong apt - Dongbu apartment - Haeundae Paik Hospital - Jangsan Station - Hyundai ipark apt - Remian Haeundae apt - Mipo, moon-ten road - Novotel Ambassador - Paradise Hotel - Seacloud hotel - Grand Hotel - Westin Chosun Hotel - Hyperion - Hanhwa resort - Hyundai park hiatt hotel - Gyeongnam Marina apt - Olympic intersection - Homeplus mart - Centum City (Centum hotel) - Millak (Suyeong Hyudai apt) - Suyeong (Suyeong Intersection) - Gwangan (Gwangandong) - Namcheon (Namcheondong) - Airport (International Terminal, Departure) - Domestic Terminal, Arrival - the bus operates from 06:50 to 22:00, every 15~20 minutes
Express Bus
[edit]- 1009 : Geumgok-dong ↔ Deokcheon station ↔ Gupo station ↔ Gangseo-gu Office ↔ Gimhae Airport ↔ Myeongji ↔ Noksan indus. complex ↔ Busan New Port ↔ Gadeok-do Sunchang The bus operates from 05:20 to 20:50, every 40 minutes (Depart from Geumgok)
City Bus
[edit]- 307 : Gimhae Airport ↔ Gangseo-gu Office ↔ Gupo station ↔ Gupo Market ↔ Deokcheon station ↔ Mandeok ↔ Dongnae ↔ Centum City (BEXCO) ↔ Haeundae The bus operates 05:15, from 06:15 to 23:20, every 15~20 minutes
Village Bus
[edit]- Gangseo No. 11 : Ulman ↔ Gimhae Int'l Airport ↔ Gangseo-gu Office ↔ Buk-gu Office ↔ Gupo station ↔ Deokcheon station (Gupo Market)
- Gangseo No. 13 : Hadan ↔ Eulsukdo ↔ Myeongji ↔ Deokdu ↔ Gimhae Int'l Airport ↔ Gangseo-gu Office ↔ Buk-gu Office ↔ Gupo station ↔ Gupo Market ↔ Deokcheon station (Deokcheon JCT)
Intercity Bus
[edit]Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Jangyu, Gimhae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Dongdaegu, Ulsan, Eonyang, Yangsan, Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
Incidents and accidents
[edit]- On January 31, 2001, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40, operating as Japan Airlines Flight 958 was en route from Gimhae to Narita International Airport and narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with another Japan Airlines plane over Yaizu in Suruga Bay. All 250 people on the DC-10 were uninjured.
- On April 15, 2002, a Boeing 767-200ER, operating as Air China Flight 129 from Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan, crashed into a hill while trying to land at Gimhae during inclement weather, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.
See also
[edit]References
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External links
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