Commercial airport in western Busan, South Korea
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Gimhae International Airport
김해국제공항
Summary Airport type Public / military Owner Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Operator Serves Busan–Gyeongnam Area andGyeongsang Province Location Gangseo District, Busan , South KoreaOpened 1 August 1976; 49 years ago (1976-08-01 ) Hub forElevation AMSL 6 ft / 2 m Coordinates 35°10′46″N 128°56′18″E / 35.17944°N 128.93833°E /35.17944; 128.93833 Website www Map Location of airport in Busan
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Show map of South Korea Runways Statistics (2024) Aircraft movements 94,870 International passengers 9,005,803 Domestic passengers 6,746,655 Total passengers 15,752,458
Sources: World Aero Data[ 1] [ 2]
Gimhae International Airport Hangul 김해국제공항
Hanja 金海國際空港
RR Gimhae gukje gonghang MR Kimhae kukche konghang
Gimhae International Airport (IATA :PUS ,ICAO :RKPK Busan Airport is located on the western end ofBusan , the second-largest city in South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city ofGimhae . A new international terminal opened on 31 October 2007.[ 3] Air Busan andKorean Air , and an operating base forJeju Air andJin Air . Runway 18L/36R is used for military purposes only forGimhae 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, anew airport is currently being built onGadeokdo to meet growing demand.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
In August 1976, Gimhae Airport opened, and commercial air traffic shifted there from theold airport . A new domestic terminal was completed in May 1983.[ 7] Korean Air launched a route to Honolulu in October 1992.[ 8] Northwest Airlines began service to its hub at Tokyo's Narita Airport, where people could board connecting flights to the United States.[ 9] [ 10] Lufthansa inaugurated service to Munich via Seoul. This was the first route between Busan and Europe.[ 11] [ 12] 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] [ 14]
Airlines and destinations [ edit ] Airlines Destinations Air Busan Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,[ 15] Cebu ,[ 16] Da Nang ,Denpasar ,[ 17] Fukuoka ,Guam ,[ 18] Hong Kong ,[ 19] Jeju ,Kalibo ,Kaohsiung ,Kota Kinabalu ,[ 20] Macau ,Matsuyama ,Nha Trang ,[ 21] Osaka–Kansai ,Qingdao ,Sanya ,Sapporo–Chitose ,Seoul–Gimpo ,Tagbilaran ,Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 22] Tokyo–Narita ,Ulaanbaatar ,Vientiane ,Xi'an ,Yanji ,Zhangjiajie Air China Beijing–Capital [ 23] Asiana Airlines Da Nang [ 24] Beijing Capital Airlines Huangshan [ 25] China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan [ 26] China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong [ 27] China Southern Airlines Shenyang [ 27] Eastar Jet Chiang Mai ,[ 28] Fukuoka ,[ 29] Jeju ,Kumamoto ,[ 30] Naha ,[ 30] Osaka–Kansai ,[ 29] Sapporo–Chitose ,[ 29] Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 31] Yanji Seasonal: Almaty [ 32] EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan [ 33] HK Express Hong Kong [ 34] [ 35] Jeju Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,Cebu ,Da Nang ,Fukuoka ,Jeju ,Kaohsiung ,[ 36] Osaka–Kansai ,Phu Quoc ,[ 37] Sapporo–Chitose ,Seoul–Gimpo ,Shijiazhuang ,[ 38] Singapore ,[ 39] Tagbilaran ,[ 40] Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 41] Tokyo–Narita ,Ulaanbaatar ,[ 42] Zhangjiajie Jin Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi ,Cebu ,Clark ,Da Nang ,Fukuoka ,Guam ,Jeju ,Naha ,[ 43] Nha Trang ,Osaka–Kansai ,Sapporo–Chitose ,[ 44] Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 45] Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 46] Tokyo–Narita ,Ulaanbaatar [ 47] Korean Air Beijing–Capital ,[ 48] [ 49] Jeju ,[ 48] Nagoya–Centrair ,[ 48] [ 50] Qingdao ,[ 48] [ 51] Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 48] Seoul–Incheon ,1 Shanghai–Pudong ,[ 48] [ 52] Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 48] [ 53] Tokyo–Narita [ 48] Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi [ 54] [ 55] Charter: Guam [ 56] Seasonal Charter: Da Nang [ 57] MIAT Mongolian Airlines Ulaanbaatar Philippine Airlines Manila Qanot Sharq Tashkent [ 58] Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong Singapore Airlines Singapore [ 59] [ 60] Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong [ 61] T'way Air Fukuoka ,[ 62] Nha Trang ,Osaka–Kansai ,[ 63] Sapporo–Chitose ,[ 62] Seoul–Gimpo Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan [ 26] [ 64] VietJet Air Da Nang ,[ 65] [ 66] Hanoi ,[ 67] Ho Chi Minh City ,[ 68] [ 66] Nha Trang ,[ 69] [ 70] Phu Quoc [ 71] Vietnam Airlines Hanoi ,[ 67] Ho Chi Minh City ,[ 68] Nha Trang [ 72]
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Terminal interior Terminal interior Terminal exterior Air traffic statistics 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 2024 94,870 15,752,458 146,816 Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [ 74]
In 2024, the ten carriers with the largest percentage of passengers flying into, out of, or through Gimhae International Airport are as follows:
Top carriers (2024) Rank Carrier Domestic International Total % 1 Air Busan 2,578,382 2,784,308 5,362,690 34.04% 2 Jeju Air 1,112,222 1,645,376 2,757,598 17.51% 3 Korean Air 1,903,675 786,946 2,690,621 17.08% 4 Jin Air 870,638 1,389,328 2,259,966 14.35% 5 VietJet Air 792,974 792,974 5.03% 6 T'way Air 205,060 233,608 438,668 2.78% 7 Vietnam Airlines 367,743 367,743 2.78% 8 China Airlines 220,593 220,593 1.40% 9 Philippine Airlines 126,449 126,449 0.8% 10 Eastar Jet 76,678 40,735 117,413 0.7%
Busiest domestic routes (2024) Rank Airport Passengers Top carriers 1 Jeju 3,514,193 Air Busan ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air 2 Seoul–Gimpo 2,822,980 Air Busan ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,T'way Air 3 Seoul–Incheon 409,482 Jeju Air ,Korean Air
Busiest international routes (2024) Rank Airport Passengers Top carriers 1 Fukuoka 1,167,935 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Korean Air 2 Osaka–Kansai 1,034,422 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,T'way Air 3 Taipei–Taoyuan 923,928 Air Busan ,China Airlines ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,Tigerair Taiwan 4 Tokyo–Narita 681,262 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air 5 Nha Trang 545,479 Air Busan ,Jin Air ,VietJet Air ,T'way Air 6 Da Nang 514,320 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,VietJet Air 7 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 475,004 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air 8 Hanoi 327,286 VietJet Air ,Vietnam Airlines 9 Ho Chi Minh City 323,548 VietJet Air ,Vietnam Airlines 10 Shanghai–Pudong 278,142 China Eastern Airlines ,Korean Air ,Shanghai Airlines ,Spring Airlines 11 Sapporo–Chitose 256,360 Air Busan ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air 12 Cebu 244,010 Jeju Air ,Jin Air 13 Tagbilaran 182,140 Air Busan ,Jeju Air 14 Singapore 156,460 Jeju Air ,Singapore Airlines 15 Kaohsiung 144,008 Air Busan ,Jeju Air 16 Phu Quoc 138,164 Vietjet Air 17 Manila 126,449 Philippine Airlines 18 Hong Kong 122,830 Air Busan ,HK Express 19 Qingdao 116,650 Air Busan ,Korean Air 20 Guam 115,346 Jin Air
Ground transportation [ edit ] Gimhae International Airport Station Busan-Gimhae LRT train Airport Limousine Bus [ edit ] Gimhae International Airport (from Airport to Busan station) International Terminal - Domestic Terminal -Jagalchi (Chungmudong)Gimhae International Airport (from Busan Station to Airport) - Airport (International Terminal)Gimhae International Airport (International Terminal) - Domestic Terminal - Yangwoon middle school1009 : Geumgok-dong ↔Gimhae Airport ↔ Gadeok-do Sunchang 307 :Gimhae Airport ↔Haeundae Gangseo No. 11 : Ulman ↔Gimhae Int'l Airport ↔Deokcheon station (Gupo Market) Gangseo No. 13 :Hadan ↔Gimhae Int'l Airport ↔Deokcheon station (Deokcheon JCT) Masan,Changwon , Jinhae, Jangyu,Gimhae ,Pohang ,Gyeongju ,Gumi , Dongdaegu,Ulsan , Eonyang,Yangsan , Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
Incidents and accidents [ edit ] On January 31, 2001, aMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 , operating asJapan Airlines Flight 958 was en route from Gimhae toNarita 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.[citation needed On April 15, 2002, aBoeing 767-200ER , operating asAir China Flight 129 fromBeijing 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.[citation needed On 28 January 2025, anAirbus A321-200 operating asAir Busan Flight 391 , caught fire before takeoff at Gimhae en route toHong Kong , resulting in seven injuries and the evacuation of all 176 people on board.[ 75] [ 76] ^ "Airport information for RKPK" .World Aero Data . Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.^ Kac 한국공항공사 the original on 2015-12-20. 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