Sacheon Airport

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Sacheon Airport

사천공항
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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
Serves
Location Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Opened1977;48 years ago (1977)
Built1 November 1969;55 years ago (1969-11-01)
Elevation  AMSL 8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates 35°05′18.75″N128°04′13.33″E / 35.0885417°N 128.0703694°E / 35.0885417; 128.0703694
Website www.airport.co.kr/sacheoneng
Map
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HIN/RKPS
Location of airport in South Korea
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HIN/RKPS
HIN/RKPS (Asia)
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HIN/RKPS (North Pacific )
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Sacheon Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06R/24L2,7439,000 Concrete
06L/24R2,7439,000Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers219,289
Aircraft Movements1,937
Cargo Tonnage867
Source:airport.kr.com [1]
Annual passenger traffic at HIN airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage
20016,965815,0143,630
20026,485544,8602,900
20036,314518,1152,770
20044,865447,2312,887
20053,311315,9521,913
20062,442224,7921,582
20072,235214,2141,246
20082,322204,3591,156
20092,358187,969958
20101,983160,704786
20111,826143,483716
20121,788138,195653
20131,714116,106604
20141,802124,792631
20151,814136,512658
20161,822150,728700
20171,869178,261761
20181,912182,686812
20191,937219,289867
202032027,433114
202121050
20221,350139,657320
20231,490189,778475
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [4]

Transportation

Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses(No.75 and No.95) to Jinju and Sacheon. The airport is accessed via Gonghangdero Expressway.

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References

  1. "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
  2. "Jin Air to Open Sacheon-Gimpo Route From January 28". Haps Magazine Korea. 6 January 2022.
  3. "사천-제주 하늘길 3년 5개월 만에 다시 뚫렸다…신규 노선 취항" [Sacheon-Jeju route reopens in 3 years and 5 months] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 13 October 2023.
  4. "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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