Daegu International Airport

Daegu International Airport 대구국제공항
IATA: TAE ICAO: RKTN
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation Republic of Korea Air Force
Serves	Daegu and North Gyeongsang
Location	Dong District, Daegu, South Korea
Opened	1 April 1961;63 years ago (1961-04-01)
Hub for	T'way Air
Built	31 January 1937;88 years ago (1937-01-31)
Elevation  AMSL	116 ft / 35 m
Coordinates	35°53′39″N128°39′32″E / 35.89417°N 128.65889°E / 35.89417; 128.65889
Website	airport.co.kr/daegueng
Map
TAE/RKTN Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13L/31R 2,743 8,999 Concrete 13R/31L 2,755 9,039 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 4,669,057 Aircraft movements 31,236 Tonnes of cargo 34,718
Statistics from KAC [1]

^1 Korean Air's service between Daegu and Incheon is available only to passengers flying internationally to/from South Korea with Korean Air ^[15]

Annual passenger traffic at TAE airport. See Wikidata query.

Traffic by calendar year

	Passenger volume	Aircraft operations	Cargo tonnage
2001	2,214,613	18,511	17,564
2002	2,274,901	19,984	19,825
2003	2,228,550	20,729	20,823
2004	1,567,678	15,021	22,803
2005	1,236,446	11,837	20,565
2006	1,194,150	11,111	19,898
2007	1,177,490	10,997	19,619
2008	1,079,011	9,691	18,247
2009	1,026,203	8,257	17,669
2010	1,148,953	8,287	18,526
2011	1,178,212	8,489	19,724
2012	1,110,290	8,413	18,352
2013	1,084,585	8,794	16,383
2014	1,537,328	11,832	18,808
2015	2,027,626	14,369	20,480
2016	2,533,132	17,089	24,341
2017	3,560,124	23,191	32,031
2018	4,062,833	26,800	33,267
2019	4,669,057	31,236	34,718
2020	1,749,396	12,990	11,050
2021	2,048,365	13,294	10,583
2022	2,255,883	13,472	12,394
2023	3,302,107	20,244	22,077
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [16]

Access

The airport is 1.34 km from Ayanggyo Station (Daegu Subway Line 1) and can be reached by bus or taxi.

Accidents and incidents

• On 13 June 1991, Korean Air Flight 376 (HL7350), a Boeing 727 operating a domestic flight from Jeju to Daegu, performed an unexpected gear-up landing at Daegu. The crew failed to read out the landing procedure checklist and therefore did not select the gear down option. Subsequent investigation revealed that the pilot instructed the co-pilot to pull the fuse case from the warning system because the repeated warnings that the landing gear was not deployed were "irritating and distracting". With the warning horn disabled, the South Korean pilot brought the plane in and slid down the length of the runway on the central structural rib in the belly of the aircraft. There were no serious injuries but the aircraft was written off. ^[17] The police applied for an arrest warrant for the captain and the -captain, but controversy arose as the prosecutor rejected the application and investigated it without physical detention, but Joo Ho-young, a judge who later became a member of the National Assembly, said in a trial ruling held in January of the following year, "The heavy responsibility of punishment under the criminal law is inevitable that defendants who are tasked with safe transportation of passengers did not follow basic air operation rules and caused an accident that could kill all 120 passengers." Captain Lee In-sung was sentenced to October in prison, and First Officer Kim Sung-joong and Flight Engineer Park Il-sung were sentenced to August in prison, and they were arrested in court. ^[18] The gear-up landing blew up the lower part of the aircraft, ultimately rendering it inoperable, and on July 27, 1992, Korean Air donated ^[19] the aircraft for practical use to Inha Technical University, a member of the same Hanjin Group, after disassembling the remaining aircraft at Daegu International Airport in August 1991. ^[20] After the farewell event on June 16, 2023, ^[21] another aircraft was replaced and after the dismantling, the HL7350 head went to KidZania Hanoi in Westlake Hanoi, Lotte Mall, Hanoi, Vietnam, to be painted with Vietnam Airlines as a decoration. ^[22]
• On 26 May 2023, a male passenger opened an emergency exit as Asiana Airlines Flight 8124, an Airbus A321-200 (HL8256) was on approach to Daegu International Airport on a flight from Jeju International Airport, just a few minutes before landing. The emergency slide deployed and was ripped off. The aircraft landed safely, but at least six people were injured and taken to hospital. The man was arrested by authorities ^{[23] [24]}

See also

• Transportation in South Korea

References

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18. "KAL 동체착륙사고/기장등 3명 법정구속" [KAL gear-up landing accident / 3 persons including the captain are arrested in court] (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 24 January 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
19. "［동영상］ 애인과 공짜 비행기 타고 싶으세요?" [［Video] Do you want to take a free flight with your lover?] (in Korean). OhmyNews. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
20. "B727-200 운반과정 1" [B727-200 Carrying Process 1] (in Korean). Inha Technical University. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
21. "Farewell to the 727 (B727-200 항공기 고별 행사)" [Farewell to the 727 (B727-200 aircraft farewell event)] (in Korean). Inha Technical University. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
22. "KidZania Hà Nội, Vietnam Airlines mang trải nghiệm hàng không trên Boeing 727 cho trẻ" [KidZania Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines brings an aviation experience on the Boeing 727 for children] (in Vietnamese). Dan Tri. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
23. "Passenger held after Asiana plane door opens mid-air". 26 May 2023.
24. "Asiana Airlines: Passenger arrested for opening plane door during South Korea flight". BBC News. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force

External links

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