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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 | ||||||||||||||
Operator | |||||||||||||||
Serves | Busan–Gyeongnam Area and Gyeongsangdo | ||||||||||||||
Location | Gangseo District, Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1976 | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Air Busan | ||||||||||||||
Focus city for | |||||||||||||||
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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Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||||||
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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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Gimhae_International_Airport_Departure_Hall.jpg/220px-Gimhae_International_Airport_Departure_Hall.jpg)
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Historyedit
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 destinationsedit
^1 Korean Air between Busan and Incheon is available only to passengers flying internationally to/from South Korea with Korean Air[42]
Traffic and statisticsedit
Passengersedit
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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[43] |
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Top carriersedit
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 destinationsedit
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 |