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Gimhae International Airport 
Summary
Gimhae International Airport (Korean: 김해국제공항; Hanja: 金海國際空港), commonly known as Gimhae Airport (IATA: PUS, ICAO: RKPK) (formerly Kimhae International Airport) is located on the western end of Busan, South Korea. The name "Gimhae" comes from the nearby city of Gimhae. It opened in 1976. A new international terminal opened on October 31, 2007.[3] Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for Air Busan, Asiana Airlines 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.
Gimhae International Airport 김해국제공항 金海國際空港 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Busan–Gyeongnam Area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | airport.co.kr | ||||||||||||||
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  PUS Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||||||
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| Gimhae International Airport | |
| Hangul | 김해국제공항 |
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| Hanja | 金海國際空港 |
| Revised Romanization | Gimhae gukjegonghang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kimhae kukchegonghang |
As the airport is now beyond its design capacity and surrounded with mountains, buildings etc, a new airport is proposed to be built on Gadeokdo to meet growing demand.[4] Because Gimhae Airport is sharing with military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.
Inside Gimhae International Airport (International terminal)
HistoryEdit
In March 2007, Lufthansa inaugurated service to Munich via Seoul using Airbus A340s.[5][6] The airline withdrew from Busan seven years later, however.[7]
Airlines and destinationsEdit
Traffic and statisticsEdit
Top carriersEdit
In 2018, 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 | Air Busan | 3,010,535 | 2,952,809 | 5,963,344 | 34.95% |
| 2 | Korean Air | 2,136,716 | 1,450,138 | 3,586,854 | 21.02% |
| 3 | Jeju Air | 1,187,518 | 1,276,483 | 2,464,001 | 14.44% |
| 4 | Jin Air | 501,697 | 974,726 | 1,476,423 | 8.65% |
| 5 | Eastar Jet | 217,260 | 337,212 | 554,472 | 3.25% |
| 6 | Asiana Airlines | 144,008 | 392,329 | 536,337 | 3.14% |
| 7 | Vietnam Airlines | 354,886 | 354,886 | 2.08% | |
| 8 | T'way Airlines | 231,929 | 231,929 | 1.36% | |
| 9 | China Airlines | 209,960 | 209,960 | 1.23% | |
| 10 | Philippine Airlines | 196,114 | 196,114 | 1.15% |
Top destinationsEdit
| Rank | Airport | Passengers 2018 | Flight | Top carriers |
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| 1 | Jeju | 4,101,909 | 22,965 | Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
| 2 | Seoul–Gimpo | 2,633,199 | 20,354 | Air Busan, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Korean Air |
| 3 | Seoul–Incheon | 462,504 | 4,122 | Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Korean Air |
| 4 | Cheongju | 122 | 1 | Korean Air |
Ground transportationEdit
MetroEdit
Busan-Gimhae LRT train.
BusEdit
Busan Expressbus 201
Airport Limousine BusEdit
- 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 BusEdit
- 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 BusEdit
- 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 BusEdit
- 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 BusEdit
Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Jangyu, Gimhae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Dongdaegu, Ulsan, Eonyang, Yangsan, Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
CurfewEdit
The curfew prevents aircraft from taking off or landing between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00.[citation needed]
Incidents and accidentsEdit
- On January 31, 2001, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40, operating as Japan Airlines Flight 958 was enroute from Gimhae to Tokyo–Narita 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 alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Airport information for RKPK". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. - ^ Kac 한국공항공사. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ 김해국제공항 '하늘길 두 배로'. Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ "(LEAD) Gov't committee virtually scraps new Gimhae airport project". Yonhap News Agency. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Kim, Seon-ho (8 November 2013). "루프트한자, 부산 유일 유럽노선 내년 4월 단항". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-sik (21 July 2013). "Lufthansa seeks to be 'Korean-European' airline". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Seo, Ji-yeon (25 September 2015). "Busan-Amsterdam air route to be launched in late October". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "AIR BUSAN PLANS BANGKOK LAUNCH IN LATE-JULY 2022". AeroRoutes. 11 July 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Air Busan W19 International network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Air Busan adds Busan – Hanoi route from late-Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Air Busan adds new routes in April 2020". Routesonline.
- ^ "Air Busan schedules Kota Kinabalu service from May 2019".
- ^ "에어부산, 26일부터 부산~나트랑 노선 부정기편 운항". 서울경제. December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Air Busan opens Busan-Saipan route amid pandemic". The Korea Herald. 24 January 2022.
- ^ Liu, Jim (8 August 2018). "Air Busan adds Vladivostok service from August 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Air Seoul adds Seoul Gimpo – Busan service from late-August 2020". Routesonline. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Jeju Air W18 Saipan service changes as of 27NOV18".
- ^ "Jeju Air adds Busan – Sapporo service from May 2019".
- ^ "Jeju Air to resume Busan-Singapore route next month". The Korea Herald. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Jeju Air adds Busan – Chiang Mai service in 1Q20". Routesonline.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Jin Air adds new domestic routes in 2Q20". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Korean Air adds Busan – Da Nang route from late-Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "ROYAL AIR PHILIPPINES REVISES SCHEDULED SERVICE RESUMPTION IN JULY 2022". AeroRoutes. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "SIA to take over SilkAir's flights to Busan and raise seat capacity". The Straits Times. September 12, 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air adds Busan – Kaohsiung from Sep 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ T'Way Air boosts Osaka flights in S17 Routesonline. 8 May 2017.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air adds Seoul Gimpo – Busan service in 2Q20". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air expands Taichung service in Sep/Oct 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "T'Way Air adds Busan – Vientiane service from late-Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b "VietJet Air Boosts Busan Service in late-July 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Vietjet Air adds Cam Ranh/Nha Trang – Busan service from July 2019".
- ^ "Vietnam Airlines enters competitive da Nang-Busan route". 2019-06-04.
External linksEdit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gimhae International Airport.
- Gimhae International Airport English homepage
- Information about Gimhae International Airport