TAE

Daegu International Airport

ICAO RKTN35.8944°N 128.6570°E35 m / 116 ftLarge airport
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Daegu International Airport (IATA: TAE, ICAO: RKTN) is a large airport in Daegu, Daegu-gwangyeoksi (Daegu Metropolitan City), South Korea. It opened on 1 Apr 1961. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,755 m (9,039 ft). It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 2.3 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1961–1961
01 APR 1961
OpenedDaegu International Airport opens.
From Wikidata and WikipediaEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
13R/31L124° / 304° · LIT
LENGTH2,755 m9,039 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEConcrete
13L/31R124° / 304° · LIT
LENGTH2,743 m9,000 ftWIDTH46 m150 ftSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2011–2022
1.2M
1.1M
1.1M
1.5M
2.0M
2.5M
3.6M
4.1M
4.7M
1.7M
2.0M
2.3M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

16 destinations · 10 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miICN · Incheon International Airport · 263 km / 163 miFUK · Fukuoka Airport · 305 km / 190 miCJU · Jeju International Airport · 331 km / 206 miKIX · Kansai International Airport · 620 km / 385 miTAO · Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · 771 km / 479 miYNJ · Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · 780 km / 485 miNRT · Narita International Airport · 1,057 km / 657 miTPE · Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · 1,396 km / 867 miDYG · Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport · 1,864 km / 1,158 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 2,076 km / 1,290 miCEB · Mactan Cebu International Airport · 2,884 km / 1,792 miGUM · Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · 2,968 km / 1,844 miDAD · Da Nang International Airport · 2,996 km / 1,862 miCXR · Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · 3,296 km / 2,048 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 3,721 km / 2,312 miUBN · Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · 2,220 km / 1,379 miBKKCXRDADGUMCEBUBNHKGDYGTPENRTYNJTAOKIXCJUFUKICNTAE
Year-round15
ICNIncheon International AirportSouth Korea · Korean Air263 km163 miFUKFukuoka AirportJapan · Trinity Airways305 km190 miCJUJeju International AirportSouth Korea · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air +2331 km206 miKIXKansai International AirportJapan · Trinity Airways620 km385 miTAOQingdao Jiaodong International AirportChina · Qingdao Airlines771 km479 miYNJYanji Chaoyangchuan AirportChina · Trinity Airways780 km485 miNRTNarita International AirportJapan · Trinity Airways1,057 km657 miTPETaiwan Taoyuan International AirportTaiwan · Trinity Airways1,396 km867 miDYGZhangjiajie Hehua International AirportChina · Sichuan Airlines, Loong Air1,864 km1,158 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · HK Express2,076 km1,290 miCEBMactan Cebu International AirportPhilippines · Jeju Air2,884 km1,792 miGUMAntonio B. Won Pat International AirportGuam · Trinity Airways2,968 km1,844 miDADDa Nang International AirportVietnam · Trinity Airways2,996 km1,862 miCXRCam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air BaseVietnam · Trinity Airways, VietJet Air3,296 km2,048 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Trinity Airways3,721 km2,312 mi
Most destinationsTrinity Airways 12Korean Air 2Jeju Air 2Asiana Airlines 1Jin Air 1Qingdao Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from TAE. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Daegu International Airport” (revision of 12 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.3M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#544of 3,974 · #163 Asia · #6 KRLongest runway2,755 m9,039 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,724of 29,823 · =515 Asia · #9 KRElevation35 m116 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=36,278of 43,341 · =2,237 Asia · #48 KRAgeOpened 19612026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,721of 15,079 · =274 Asia · #4 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

8 channels
ACPBRICKWALL120.000
RKTN_APPDaegu Intl Approach135.900
ATISATIS127.650
CLDCLNC DEL118.200
RKTN_DEPDaegu Intl Departure135.900
RKTN_GNDDaegu Intl Ground118.200
PMSVKUNSAN METRO34.650
RKTN_TWRDaegu Intl Tower126.200