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Seoul Gimpo International Airport

ICAO RKSS37.5583°N 126.7910°E18 m / 59 ftLarge airport
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Gimpo International Airport
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Seoul Gimpo International Airport (IATA: GMP, ICAO: RKSS) is a large airport in Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi (Seoul Special City), South Korea. It opened on 30 Jan 1958. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,600 m (11,811 ft). It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 24.5 million passengers.

Timeline

3 events · 1958–1989
30 JAN 1958
OpenedSeoul Gimpo International Airport opens.
19 NOV 1980
DisasterKorean Air Lines Flight 015.15 killed
25 NOV 1989
DisasterKorean Air Flight 175.1 killed
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
김포국제공항 국내선청사김포국제공항 국제선청사
14L/32R135° / 315° · LIT
LENGTH3,600 m11,811 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
14R/32L135° / 315° · LIT
LENGTH3,200 m10,499 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
18.5M
19.4M
19.9M
21.6M
23.2M
25.0M
25.1M
24.6M
25.4M
17.4M
22.5M
24.5M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

14 destinations · 4 countries
500 km1,000 km1,500 km250 mi500 mi750 mi1,000 miKWJ · Gwangju Airport · 271 km / 168 miKPO · Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) · 292 km / 181 miHIN · Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base · 298 km / 185 miRSU · Yeosu Airport · 311 km / 193 miUSN · Ulsan Airport · 316 km / 196 miPUS · Gimhae International Airport · 327 km / 203 miCJU · Jeju International Airport · 451 km / 280 miKIX · Kansai International Airport · 836 km / 519 miSHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · 866 km / 538 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 926 km / 575 miNGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport · 947 km / 588 miHND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport · 1,181 km / 734 miTSA · Taipei Songshan International Airport · 1,475 km / 917 miKHH · Kaohsiung International Airport · 1,776 km / 1,104 miKHHTSAHNDNGOPEKSHACJUPUSKPOKWJKIXUSNHINRSUGMP
Year-round14
KWJGwangju AirportSouth Korea · Asiana Airlines271 km168 miKPOPohang Airport (G-815/K-3)South Korea · Jin Air292 km181 miHINSacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSouth Korea · SUM Air, Jin Air298 km185 miRSUYeosu AirportSouth Korea · Asiana Airlines, Jin Air311 km193 miUSNUlsan AirportSouth Korea · Korean Air316 km196 miPUSGimhae International AirportSouth Korea · Korean Air, Jin Air327 km203 miCJUJeju International AirportSouth Korea · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Air Seoul +2451 km280 miKIXKansai International AirportJapan · Peach, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air836 km519 miSHAShanghai Hongqiao International AirportChina · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines866 km538 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air926 km575 miNGOChubu Centrair International AirportJapan · Peach947 km588 miHNDTokyo Haneda International AirportJapan · Asiana Airlines, Japan Airlines, Korean Air1,181 km734 miTSATaipei Songshan International AirportTaiwan · Eastar Jet, Trinity Airways, China Airlines +11,475 km917 miKHHKaohsiung International AirportTaiwan · Tigerair Taiwan, Jeju Air, Trinity Airways1,776 km1,104 mi
Most destinationsAsiana Airlines 7Korean Air 7Jin Air 4Eastar Jet 2Peach 2Trinity Airways 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from GMP. From the Wikipedia article “Gimpo International Airport” (revision of 12 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers24.5M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#96of 3,974 · #35 Asia · #3 KRLongest runway3,600 m11,811 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=383of 29,823 · =111 Asia · #2 KRElevation18 m59 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=38,700of 43,341 · =2,542 Asia · #62 KRAgeOpened 19582026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,324of 15,079 · =242 Asia · #3 KRRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =30 Asia · =3 KR
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

9 channels
A/GSEOUL RDO127.100
A/GSEOUL RDO1330.300
ACPBRICKWALL120.000
APPSEOUL APP120.800
ATISATIS126.400
CLDCLNC DEL122.600
DEPSEOUL DEP125.150
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.100