# Daegu International Airport (TAE / RKTN)

**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.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TAE / RKTN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Korea Airports Corporation
- Serves: Daegu, Daegu-gwangyeoksi (Daegu Metropolitan City), South Korea
- Opened: 1 Apr 1961 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 35 m / 116 ft
- Coordinates: 35.8944, 128.6570
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,755 m / 9,039 ft
- Passengers: 2,255,883 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://www.airport.co.kr/daegueng/main.do
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daegu_International_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483254
- Weather station: RKTN · WMO 47142
- Ident: RKTN

## Timeline

- 1 Apr 1961: Daegu International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13R/31L | 2,755 m / 9,039 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 124° / 304° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 124° / 304° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,178,212 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,110,290 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,084,585 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,537,328 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,027,626 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,533,132 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 3,560,124 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 4,062,833 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 4,669,057 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,749,396 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,048,365 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,255,883 | Wikidata |

## Routes

16 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 263 km / 163 mi · Korean Air
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 305 km / 190 mi · Trinity Airways
- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 331 km / 206 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Trinity Airways
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 620 km / 385 mi · Trinity Airways
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 771 km / 479 mi · Qingdao Airlines
- [YNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyyj.md) Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · China · 780 km / 485 mi · Trinity Airways
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,057 km / 657 mi · Trinity Airways
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,396 km / 867 mi · Trinity Airways
- [DYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgdy.md) Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport · China · 1,864 km / 1,158 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Loong Air
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,076 km / 1,290 mi · HK Express
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 2,884 km / 1,792 mi · Jeju Air
- [GUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pgum.md) Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Guam · 2,968 km / 1,844 mi · Trinity Airways
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 2,996 km / 1,862 mi · Trinity Airways
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 3,296 km / 2,048 mi · Trinity Airways, VietJet Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 3,721 km / 2,312 mi · Trinity Airways

### Seasonal (2)

- [DYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgdy.md) Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport · China · 1,864 km / 1,158 mi · Trinity Airways
- [UBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmck.md) Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · Mongolia · 2,220 km / 1,379 mi · Trinity Airways

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 12

### Passenger (9)

- 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 2
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 2
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1
- GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 1
- QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.3M (2022) | #544 of 3,974 | #163 in Asia | #6 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,755 m / 9,039 ft | =1,724 of 29,858 | =513 in Asia | #9 in KR |
| Elevation | 35 m / 116 ft | =36,333 of 43,403 | =2,233 in Asia | #48 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =273 in Asia | #4 in KR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 |
| RKTN_APP | Daegu Intl Approach | 135.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.650 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.200 |
| RKTN_DEP | Daegu Intl Departure | 135.900 |
| RKTN_GND | Daegu Intl Ground | 118.200 |
| PMSV | KUNSAN METRO | 34.650 |
| RKTN_TWR | Daegu Intl Tower | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [KPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkth.md) Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) · 70 km / 43 mi
- [USN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpu.md) Ulsan Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [YEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkty.md) Yecheon Airbase · 86 km / 54 mi
- [HIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkps.md) Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base · 104 km / 65 mi
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · 138 km / 86 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: “Daegu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daegu_International_Airport&oldid=1374487200), revision of 12 Sep 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/rktn/data