GIMPO AIRPORT ASSISTANCE

History of Gimhae International Airport

The airfield was built in 1939 during the Japanese Imperial Period as an Imperial Army base. The runways were built on a bed of rocks manually hauled by Korean labourers from Kaihwasan and Yangchan, several miles from the base.

Then known as Keijo New Airfield (), Kimpo was constructed with four runways to supplement the much smaller Keijo Airfield (), which was later known as Yeouido Airport.

North Korean forces attacked South Korea on June 25, 1950, starting the Korean War. During one of the first Korean People's Air Force (KPAF)

attacks on June 25, a Military Air Transport Service C-54 Skymaster was destroyed on the ground at Gimpo. On June 27, US naval and air forces began evacuating 748 US diplomats, military dependents, and civilians by air transport from Kimpo and Suwon Airfields. On the afternoon of June 27, five F-82 Twin Mustangs of the 68th Fighter Squadron and 339th Fighter Squadron were escorting four C-54 Skymaster aircraft out of Kimpo when the C-54s were attacked by five KPAF Lavochkin La-7 fighters. In the subsequent dogfights, three LA-7s were shot down, resulting in the loss of no US aircraft in the first air battle of the war. Later that day, four F-80Cs of the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron shot down four Ilyushin Il-10s for no losses over Gimpo in the USAF's first jet-aircraft victory.

Following the construction of Gimpo, Yeouido Airport was demolished. Gimpo soon became the main airport of Seoul and of South Korea in general. In 1971, a new, combined domestic and international terminal was opened. However, following the opening of what was known as Terminal 1 in 1977, the original combined terminal was converted to domestic flights only. Later, Terminal 2 was opened due to the Olympic Games.

Ground Transportation Gimpo Intercontinental Airport

On March 23, 2007, the AREX airport express line started operations to Incheon International Airport, with an extension to Seoul Station which opened in December 2010. Seoul Subway Line 9 also links the airport to the Gangnam area.

OnFor many years, the airport was served by the Gimpo Line, a railway line that no longer exists. In the 1990s, Seoul Subway Line 5 was extended to Gimpo Airport.

OnGimpo International Airport is linked to Incheon International Airport via the Incheon International Airport Motorway.

OnSome other roads also linked Gimpo Airport with Seoul and nearby provinces, including National Route 39, National Route 48, Olympic Daewoo, and Seoul City Route 92 (Nambu Beltway).

Seoul Gimpo International Airport is certified as a 4-Star Regional Airport for facilities, comfort, cleanliness, shopping, food & beverages, staff service, and security & immigration.

"Seoul Gimpo is excellently connected to the efficient metro system.

"The airport serves limited international destinations, but despite this, it offers a large and appealing facility for passengers, with observation decks and good local dining options. Washroom standards have improved here, and general cleanliness around the terminal is also above average."

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