Korea Airports Corporation
| Korea Airports Corporation | |
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| legal form | Private |
| founding | May 30, 1980 |
| Seat | Seoul , South Korea |
| Number of employees | 1779 |
| sales | 762,100 million won (2014) |
| Branch | traffic |
| Website | www.airport.co.kr/ |
The Korea Airports Corporation is responsible for administration, operation and expansion of 14 airports in South Korea. In addition, there is the administration and operation of the Aera Control Center, the Korea Civil Aviation Training Center and the 9 VORTAC radio beacons. The company is thus responsible for almost all large and medium-sized airports in South Korea. Only Incheon International Airport near Seoul is operated by another company.
history
The company was founded on May 30, 1980 as the International Airport Authority. Her task was initially to manage what was then the largest airport in the country, Gimpo International Airport . Gimhae International Airport was added in 1983, and the Civil Aviation Training Center was opened a year later. From 1985 the company was also responsible for Jeju International Airport on Jeju Island . These three airports are still the company's most important departments today. After a few years of calm, in 1990 the name was changed to Korea International Airport Authority and 9 smaller domestic airports such as Daegu Airport were added . In 1994 the Air Route Traffic Control Center was opened. In 1999 the VORTAC radio beacons were taken over. On March 3, 2002, the company was given its current name: Korea Airports Corporation. Since 2010, the company is responsible for the operation of the Civil Aviation Training Center in Uljin responsible
Airfields
| Surname | city | Type | since | Size in km² | Flight movements | image |
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| Gimpo International Airport | Seoul | International / domestic, civil | 1980 |
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| Gimhae International Airport | Gimhae | International / domestic, civil & military | 1983 |
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| Jeju International Airport | Busan | International / domestic, civil | 1985 |
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| Daegu Airport | Daegu | International / domestic, civil & military | 1990 | |||
| Gwangju Airport | Gwangju | International / domestic, civil & military | 1990 | |||
| Cheongju Airport | Cheongju | International / domestic, civil & military | 1997 | |||
| Yangyang Airport | Yangyang | International / domestic, civil | 2002 | |||
| Muan-gun Airport | Muan | International / domestic, civil | 2007 | |||
| Yeosu Airport | Yeosu | Domestic, civil | 1990 | |||
| Ulsan Airport | Ulsan | Domestic, civil | 1990 | |||
| Pohang Airport | Pohang | Domestic, civil & military | 1990 | |||
| Dingon Airport | Thingon | Domestic, civil & military | 1990 | |||
| Gunsan Airport | Gunsan | Domestic, civil & military | 1990 | |||
| Wonju Airport | Wonju | Domestic, civil & military | 1997 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Korea Airports Corporation: Private Company Information - Bloomberg. Retrieved February 24, 2017 .
- ↑ History of the company