# Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO / RKTH)

**Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)** (IATA: KPO, ICAO: RKTH) is a medium airport in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea. It opened in Feb 1970. It has one runway, 2,134 m (7,000 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 249 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkth

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KPO / RKTH
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea
- Opened: Feb 1970 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 21 m / 70 ft
- Coordinates: 35.9880, 129.4204
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,134 m / 7,000 ft
- Passengers: 249,413 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://www.airport.co.kr/cheongjueng/index.do
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohang_Gyeongju_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484722
- Weather station: RKTH · WMO 47139
- Ident: RKTH

## Timeline

- Feb 1970: Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,134 m / 7,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 323,652 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 260,050 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 262,198 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 239,516 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 112,387 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 68,226 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 98,391 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 83,818 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 93,769 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 65,994 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 158,927 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 249,413 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [GMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkss.md) Seoul Gimpo International Airport · South Korea · 292 km / 181 mi · Jin Air
- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 384 km / 239 mi · Jin Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KPO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 249K (2022) | #1,432 of 3,974 | #468 in Asia | #12 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,134 m / 7,000 ft | =3,488 of 29,858 | =1,024 in Asia | #22 in KR |
| Elevation | 21 m / 70 ft | =38,160 of 43,403 | =2,463 in Asia | #58 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =336 in Asia | =8 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 124.250 |
| ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.725 |
| GND | GND | 126.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [USN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpu.md) Ulsan Airport · 44 km / 28 mi
- [TAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktn.md) Daegu International Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [YEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkty.md) Yecheon Airbase · 120 km / 74 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Pohang Gyeongju Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pohang_Gyeongju_Airport&oldid=1363072008), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkth/data