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Gimhae International Airport

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"Busan Airport" redirects here. For the new airport under construction, see Gadeok Island Airport.
For the military use of this facility, see Gimhae Air Base.

Gimhae International Airport
김해국제공항
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
ServesBusan–Gyeongnam Area and Gyeongsang Province
LocationGangseo District, Busan, South Korea
Opened1 August 1976; 49 years ago (1976-08-01)
Hub for
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates35°10′46″N 128°56′18″E / 35.17944°N 128.93833°E / 35.17944; 128.93833
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/
Map
PUS/RKPK is located in Busan
PUS/RKPK
PUS/RKPK
Location of airport in Busan
PUS/RKPK is located in South Korea
PUS/RKPK
PUS/RKPK
Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18L/36R 2,743 9,007 Concrete
18R/36L 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Aircraft movements94,870
International passengers9,005,803
Domestic passengers6,746,655
Total passengers15,752,458
Sources: World Aero Data[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]
Gimhae International Airport
Hangul
김해국제공항
Hanja
金海國際空港
RRGimhae gukjegonghang
MRKimhae kukchegonghang

Gimhae International Airport (IATA: PUS, ICAO: RKPK) also known as Busan Airport is located on the western end of Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city of Gimhae. A new international terminal opened on 31 October 2007.[3] Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for Air Busan and Korean Air, and an operating base for Jeju Air and Jin 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]

History

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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

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International (resumes 17 June 2026)[15]
Air Busan Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[16] Cebu,[17] Denpasar,[18] Guam,[19] Hong Kong,[20] Kaohsiung,[21] Kota Kinabalu,[22] Macau,[23] Matsuyama,[24] Nha Trang,[25] Osaka–Kansai,[26] Qingdao,[27] Sanya,[28] Shizuoka,[29] Sapporo–Chitose,[30] Tagbilaran,[31] Takamatsu,[29] Tokyo–Narita,[32] Ulaanbaatar,[33] Vientiane,[34] Xi'an,[35] Yanji,[36] Zhangjiajie[37]
Air China Beijing–Capital[38]
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[39]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[citation needed]
China Southern Airlines Shenyang[40]
Eastar Jet Almaty,[41] Chiang Mai[42] Fukuoka,[43] Kumamoto,[42] Naha,[42] Osaka–Kansai,[43] Phu Quoc[44] Sapporo–Chitose,[43] Seoul–Gimpo,[45] Taipei–Taoyuan,[45]
EVA Air Taipei–Taoyuan[46]
HK Express Hong Kong[47]
Jeju Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[48] Cebu,[49] Fukuoka,[50] Osaka–Kansai,[50] Kaohsiung,[51] Phu Quoc,[52] Sapporo–Chitose,[53] Shijiazhuang,[54] Singapore,[55] Tagbilaran,[56] Taipei–Taoyuan,[57] Ulaanbaatar,[58] Zhangjiajie[59]
Jin Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[60] Cebu,[61] Clark,[62] Da Nang,[citation needed] Fukuoka,[63] Miyakojima,[64] Nagoya–Centrair,[65] Nha Trang,[66] Osaka–Kansai,[61] Naha,[citation needed] Phu Quoc,[67] Sapporo–Chitose,[60] Taichung,[68] Taipei–Taoyuan,[69] Tokyo–Narita,[70] Ulaanbaatar[71]
Korean Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[72]Beijing–Capital,[73] Guam,[74] Jeju,[73] Nagoya–Centrair,[73] Qingdao,[73] Seoul–Gimpo,[73] Seoul–Incheon,[75]1 Shanghai–Pudong,[73][76] Taipei–Taoyuan,[73] Tokyo–Narita[73]
Seasonal: Da Nang[77]
MIAT Mongolian Airlines Ulaanbaatar[78]
Philippine Airlines Manila[79]
Shanghai Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[80]
Singapore Airlines Singapore[81]
Spring Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[82]
Starlux Airlines Taichung (begins 2 June 2026),[83] Taipei–Taoyuan (begins 1 June 2026)[83]
T'way Air Da Nang,[84] Fukuoka,[85] Nha Trang,[86] Osaka–Kansai,[84] Sapporo–Chitose,[85] Tokyo–Narita[87]
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan[39]
VietJet Air Da Nang,[88] Hanoi,[89] Ho Chi Minh City,[90] Nha Trang,[91] Phu Quoc[citation needed]
Vietnam Airlines Hanoi,[89] Ho Chi Minh City,[90] Nha Trang[citation needed]

Statistics

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Terminal interior
Terminal interior
Terminal exterior

Passengers

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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
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[92]

See also

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