Gimpo airport
| 김포 국제 공항 Gimpo Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | RKSS |
| IATA code | GMP |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 18 m (59 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Korea Airports Corporation |
| Terminals | 2 + 1 |
| Passengers | 25,043,088 (2016) |
| Air freight | 218,429 t (2006) |
| Flight movements |
104,210 (2006) |
| Runways | |
| 14R / 32L | 3200 m × 60 m asphalt |
| 14L / 32R | 3600 m × 45 m asphalt |
| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 김포 국제 공항 |
| Hanja : | 金 浦 國際 空港 |
| Revised Romanization : | gimpogukjegonghang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | kimpogukjegonghang |
The Gimpo Airport (official names: 김포 국제 공항; Gimpo International Airport) is the second largest commercial airport in South Korea . It is located in the far west of the capital Seoul in Gwahae-dong south of the Hangang River near Gimpo and was the most important in the country until the opening of Incheon Airport in 2001. The airport operator is Korea Airports Corporation (Seoul).
history
In 1939 Gimpo was built as a military airfield for the Japanese occupying forces. Its location in the urban area of Seoul made it strategically important during the Korean War and ensured a steady expansion.
After Incheon Airport opened in 2001, Gimpo Airport was supposed to only serve as a national airport. For some time, however, there have been more and more international connections.
Transport links
The airport is connected to Incheon Airport via the A'REX line, which was expanded into downtown Seoul by the end of 2010. Numerous buses run from Incheon Airport via Gimpo to many areas of Seoul. Line 5 of the Seoul subway also leads to Seoul .
Traffic figures
In 2006, 13,766,523 passengers were handled, with 94,943 aircraft movements taking place. In 2016 there were 25,043,088 passengers.
Infrastructure
The airport has two runways (3600 m × 45 m and 3200 m × 60 m), two passenger handling halls and a freight terminal.
Airport building
Airport building
Airlines and Destinations
International
- All Nippon Airways ( Tokyo-Haneda )
- China Eastern Airlines ( Shanghai-Hongqiao )
- Asiana Airlines ( Tokyo-Haneda , Shanghai-Hongqiao , Osaka-Kansai )
- Japan Airlines ( Tokyo-Haneda )
- Korea Express Air (Tsushima)
- Korean Air ( Tokyo-Haneda , Shanghai-Hongqiao )
- Shanghai Airlines ( Shanghai-Hongqiao )
- Jeju Air ( Chubu Central Japan Airport , Osaka-Kansai)
National
- Asiana Airlines (Busan, Gwangju, Jeju, Jinju, Muan, Pohang, Ulsan, Yeosu)
- Eastar Jet (Jeju)
- Jeju Air (Jeju)
- Jin Air (Jeju)
- Korean Air (Busan, Gwangju, Jeju, Jinju, Pohang, Ulsan, Yeosu)
- Air Busan (Busan)
Incidents
- On February 22, 1957, sparked by a Globemaster Douglas C-124A II of the US Air Force ( license plate 51-0141 the control cables) during takeoff from the airport Seoul-Gimpo one propeller blade pierced the fuselage tore it from aileron and rudder , killing four Passengers. Another propeller blade hit the neighboring engine and put it out of operation. The only option was the emergency landing on a sandbank of the Han River, with the upper deck breaking through below. The plane was to fly to Tachikawa Air Base near Tokyo with 149 passengers ; 21 of the 159 people on board were killed.
- On November 19, 1980, a continued Boeing 747-200 of the Korean Air Lines (HL7445) about 100 meters before the runway and slid on his stomach on the airport grounds. In the fire that broke out, 15 of the 212 people on board died; the machine was destroyed (see also Korean Air Lines flight 015 ) .
- On November 25, 1989, a Fokker F28 from Korean Air (HL7285) suffered a partial loss of thrust. The pilots lost control and aborted the take-off, with the machine shooting over the runway end and becoming a total economic loss. All 48 occupants survived the accident.
- On August 5, 1998, a Korean Air Boeing 747-400 (HL7496) had an accident when the captain operated the thrust reverser asymmetrically because he did not activate one of the engines. The machine came off the runway sideways, with part of the main landing gear being torn off. All 395 people on board were rescued from the destroyed machine.
Web links
- Official site
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ KAC Airstat: Aviation Statistics ( Memento of the original dated February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ accident report C-124A 51-0141 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on May 13, 2017th
- ↑ accident report B 747-200 HL7445 Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 16 January 2016th
- ↑ accident report F28-4000 HL7285 Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 16 January 2016th
- ↑ accident report B 747-400 HL7496 Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 16 January 2016th
