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Gimhae International Airport

Busan, South Korea

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RKPK

Elevation

6 ft

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The Essence of Gimhae International Airport

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Location

Busan · 26 · South Korea

Connectivity

80 routes · 36 destinations

Position

35.180°, 128.938° · 6 ft elev.

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South Korea's gateway to Busan and Southeast Asia.

Opened

1976

Location

Busan, South Korea

Gimhae International Airport (IATA: PUS, ICAO: RKPK) is the primary commercial airport serving Busan, South Korea's second-largest city. Located in the Gangseo District along the Nakdong River, the airport handles both domestic and international traffic and serves as a key hub for the southeastern Korean peninsula. The airport is operated by Korea Airports Corporation and handles tens of millions of passengers annually, making it the second-busiest airport in South Korea after Incheon International Airport. It serves numerous destinations across Asia, including China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond. Gimhae shares its airspace and runways with a South Korean Air Force base, operating as a joint civilian-military facility. South Korea has discussed plans for a new airport in the Busan region, referred to as the Gadeokdo New Airport, intended to eventually replace or supplement Gimhae.

Terminals

The airport has two main terminal buildings: an international terminal and a domestic terminal, handling separate passenger flows for international and domestic routes.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to Busan's city center via the Busan Metro Line 3 (Gimhae Light Rail Transit), city buses, taxis, and limousine bus services.

Airlines here

Korean Air and Jin Air are the primary carriers based at Gimhae, with Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, and various international carriers including Japan Airlines and China Eastern also operating routes.

Notable facts

›Gimhae is the second-busiest airport in South Korea by passenger volume.
›It operates as a joint civilian and South Korean Air Force military facility.
›The airport served approximately 15–18 million passengers annually before the COVID-19 pandemic.
›South Korea has approved plans for a new Gadeokdo New Airport to eventually serve the Busan region.
›The Gimhae Light Rail Transit (GLRT) directly connects the airport to the Busan Metro network.

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Route map (35 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

PUS → CEB5J · 320

PUS → MNL5J · 320

PUS → BKK7C · 737

PUS → CJU7C · 737

PUS → NRTAA · 737

PUS → CEBBX · 321 320

PUS → CSXBX · 321

PUS → FUKBX · 320

PUS → HKGBX · 321

PUS → KHHBX · 734

PUS → KIXBX · 321

PUS → MFMBX · 321

PUS → NRTBX · 321

PUS → REPBX · 321

PUS → TAOBX · 734

PUS → TPEBX · 321 734

PUS → TYNBX · 734

PUS → WUHBX · 734

PUS → XIYBX · 321

PUS → HGHCA · 320

PUS → PEKCA · 738

PUS → TPECI · 738 333

PUS → HKGCX · 321 320

PUS → SHECZ · 320

PUS → KULD7 · 330

PUS → PVGFM · 738 739

PUS → TAOFM · 737

PUS → PEKHU · 333

PUS → KIXJL · 73H

PUS → NGOJL · 739

PUS → NRTJL · 73H

PUS → HKGKA · 321 320

PUS → BKKKE · 333

PUS → CEBKE · 73H

PUS → CJUKE · 739 333 73H

PUS → CTSKE · 73H

PUS → FUKKE · 739

PUS → GMPKE · 73H 739

PUS → GUMKE · 73H

PUS → HANKE · 321

PUS → HKGKE · 739

PUS → KIXKE · 73H

PUS → NGOKE · 739

PUS → NKGKE · 73H

PUS → NRTKE · 739

PUS → PEKKE · 333

PUS → PVGKE · 739

PUS → REPKE · 73H

PUS → SGNKE · 321

PUS → TAOKE · 73H

PUS → KIXMM · 320

PUS → NKGMU · 73H

PUS → PVGMU · 321 320

PUS → TAOMU · 73H

PUS → OKANH · 320

PUS → MFMNX · 320

PUS → BKKOZ · 330

PUS → CANOZ · 320

PUS → CJUOZ · 321 320 734 735

PUS → FUKOZ · 734 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32027 routes Airbus A32119 routes 73H13 routes Boeing 737-4009 routes Boeing 737-9009 routes Airbus A330-3005 routes Boeing 7374 routes Boeing 737-8003 routes Airbus A3303 routes Boeing 737-5002 routes Airbus A3191 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Gimhae International Airport 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. 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. In 2018, 17,064,613 passengers used the airport.

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