Sacheon Airport (IATA: HIN, ICAO: RKPS) is an airport in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea . It also serves the city of Jinju. The airport passenger service began in 1977 after years of delays. The airport has a small single storey terminal building for domestic flights. In 2011, 143,483 passengers utilized the airport.[1] Because Sacheon Airport is sharing with military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.
Sacheon Airport 사천공항 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 m / 26 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′18.75″N 128°04′13.33″E / 35.0885417°N 128.0703694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Sacheon Airport | |
| Hangul | 사천공항 |
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| Hanja | 泗川空港 |
| Revised Romanization | Sacheon Gonghang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sach'ŏn Konghang |
Airlines and destinations
editSacheon is a domestic airport with service from one airline. Direct flights are from Jeju and Seoul–Gimpo.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jin Air | Seoul–Gimpo[2] |
| Korean Air | Jeju[3] |
Statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Air traffic statistics | |||
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| Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
| 2001 | 6,965 | 815,014 | 3,630 |
| 2002 | 6,485 | 544,860 | 2,900 |
| 2003 | 6,314 | 518,115 | 2,770 |
| 2004 | 4,865 | 447,231 | 2,887 |
| 2005 | 3,311 | 315,952 | 1,913 |
| 2006 | 2,442 | 224,792 | 1,582 |
| 2007 | 2,235 | 214,214 | 1,246 |
| 2008 | 2,322 | 204,359 | 1,156 |
| 2009 | 2,358 | 187,969 | 958 |
| 2010 | 1,983 | 160,704 | 786 |
| 2011 | 1,826 | 143,483 | 716 |
| 2012 | 1,788 | 138,195 | 653 |
| 2013 | 1,714 | 116,106 | 604 |
| 2014 | 1,802 | 124,792 | 631 |
| 2015 | 1,814 | 136,512 | 658 |
| 2016 | 1,822 | 150,728 | 700 |
| 2017 | 1,869 | 178,261 | 761 |
| 2018 | 1,912 | 182,686 | 812 |
| 2019 | 1,937 | 219,289 | 867 |
| 2020 | 320 | 27,433 | 114 |
| 2021 | 2 | 105 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1,350 | 139,657 | 320 |
| 2023 | 1,490 | 189,778 | 475 |
| Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[4] | |||
Transportation
editBesides 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.
Tenants
editThe airport is also the home of Korea Aerospace Industries, which manufactures military aircraft, and satellites. The T-50 trainers used by the Sacheon Air Base are manufactured by the company on the north side of the airport.
Air Base
editKorean War
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During the Korean War the USAF designated the base K-4.
The Base was used as part of the USAF's Bout One project to train South Korean pilots to fly the F-51 in 1950.
The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.
Postwar
editThe Republic of Korea Air Force operates from Sacheon using trainers and testbed aircraft at Jinju, which is home to the Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command since 1998. Hangars for the trainers are found on the north and south sides of the airport.
- 3rd Flight Training Wing
- 213th Flight Training Squadron
- 215th Flight Training Squadron
- 217th Flight Training Squadron
- 236th Flight Training Squadron
- Air Force Test & Evaluation Wing (formerly 52nd Test Evaluation Group)
- 281st Flight Test Squadron
- Air Force Basic Military Training Wing
- Air Force Aviation Science High School
- Air Force 1st Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)
- Air Force 2nd Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
- ^ "Jin Air to Open Sacheon-Gimpo Route From January 28". Haps Magazine Korea. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force
External links
edit- [2] (in English)