Gimhae International Airport 김해국제공항 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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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Gimhae International Airport (Korean: 김해국제공항) (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 secondary hub for 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.
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][5] Because the airport is shared with the military, photography and video of the apron, runway, and military facilities are strictly prohibited.[citation needed]
In March 2007, Lufthansa inaugurated service to Munich via Seoul using Airbus A340s.[6][7] The airline terminated the flight in March 2014.[8] There is a plan for new airport at gadeok island [9]
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[41] |
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 | Air Busan | 2,673,226 | 2,215,355 | 4,888,581 | 35.69% |
2 | Jeju Air | 1,181,256 | 1,540,566 | 2,721,822 | 19.87% |
3 | Korean Air | 1,893,205 | 363,069 | 2,256,274 | 16.48% |
4 | Jin Air | 764,035 | 800,481 | 1,564,516 | 11.42% |
5 | T'way Air | 605,581 | 136,044 | 741,625 | 5.42% |
6 | VietJet Air | 591,285 | 591,285 | 4.32% | |
7 | Vietnam Airlines | 319,960 | 319,960 | 2.34% | |
8 | Philippine Airlines | 128,063 | 128,063 | 1.06% | |
9 | China Airlines | 80,303 | 80,303 | 0.09% | |
10 | Tigerair Taiwan | 79,303 | 79,303 | 0.06% |
Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Flight | Top carriers |
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1 | Jeju | 3,579,946 | 20,198 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
2 | Seoul–Gimpo | 3,275,774 | 21,146 | Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air |
3 | Seoul–Incheon | 317,477 | 2,552 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Korean Air |
Rank | Airport | Passengers 2023 | Flight | Top carriers |
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1 | Fukuoka | 992,602 | 5,375 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
2 | Osaka–Kansai | 896,882 | 4,748 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Korean Air, T'way Air |
3 | Tokyo–Narita | 551,899 | 3,410 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
4 | Taipei–Taoyuan | 541,108 | 3,502 | Air Busan, China Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air |
5 | Da Nang | 493,750 | 2,882 | Air Busan, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air |
6 | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | 391,197 | 2,143 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air |
7 | Nha Trang | 307,313 | 1,625 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, VietJet Air |
8 | Ho Chi Minh City | 295,356 | 1,449 | VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines |
9 | Hanoi | 291,821 | 1,460 | VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines |
10 | Cebu | 250,768 | 1,465 | Air Busan, Jeju Air, Jin Air |
Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Jangyu, Gimhae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, Dongdaegu, Ulsan, Eonyang, Yangsan, Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo
The curfew prevents aircraft from taking off or landing between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00.[citation needed]