Korea Airports Corporation

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Korea Airports Corporation
IndustryTransport
FoundedMay 30, 1980 March 2, 2002
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Jeong Ki LEE (Acting CEO, Executive Vice President)
Revenue580,088 Million Won (2021)
Number of employees
2,768
Website www.airport.co.kr/

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References

  1. "About KAC". www.airport.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  2. "Directions" (see enclosed map). Korea Airports Corporation. Retrieved on June 22, 2017. "07505 Korea Airports Corporation∥78 Haneul-gil Gangseo-gu, SEOUL" - Directions and address in Korean: "07505 서울 강서구 하늘길 78 한국공항공사 [ 전화번호 1661-2626 ]"
  3. "기록물 생산기관 변천정보 > 기관연혁 상세정보". theme.archives.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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