Gimpo International Airport
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Gimpo International Airport 김포국제공항 Gimpo Gukje Gonghang |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Seoul | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 58 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′29″N 126°47′26″E / 37.55806°N 126.79056°ECoordinates: 37°33′29″N 126°47′26″E / 37.55806°N 126.79056°E | ||||||||||||||
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Statistics from KAC
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| Aircraft movements | 146,266 |
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| International Passengers | 4,241,725 |
| Domestic Passengers | 20,801,363 |
| Total Passengers | 25,043,088 |
Gimpo International Airport (Korean: 김포국제공항 [kimpʰoɡuktɕ͈eɡoŋhaŋ]), commonly known as Gimpo Airport (IATA: GMP, ICAO: RKSS) (formerly and originally Kimpo International Airport), is located in the far western end of Seoul, some 15 km (9 mi) west of the Central District of Seoul. Gimpo was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before being replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001. In 2015, 23,163,778 passengers used the airport, making it the third largest airport in Korea, as it has been surpassed by Jeju International Airport.
The airport is located south of the Han River in western Seoul. The name "Gimpo" comes from the nearby city of Gimpo, of which the airport used to be a part.
On 29 November 2003, scheduled services between Gimpo and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan resumed. Services to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport resumed on 28 October 2007. Services to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan started on 26 October 2008. Services to Beijing Capital International Airport started on 1 July 2011. Services to Taipei Songshan Airport started on 30 April 2012.
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