Gimhae International Airport

Gimhae International Airport (RKPK) is a large airport in Busan, 26, South Korea. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code RKPK or IATA code PUS. It sits in Asia.

Gimhae International Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.

Gimhae International Airport sits near sea level at 6 ft.

Local operations run on Asia/Seoul. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess currently tracks 0 departing and 2 arriving private-jet legs at RKPK across the next six months of operator inventory. 1 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.

As one of the larger fields in South Korea, RKPK tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.

Gimhae International Airport also known as Busan Airport is located on the western end of Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city of Gimhae. A new international terminal opened on 31 October 2007. Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for Air Busan and Korean Air, and an operating base for Jeju Air and Jin Air. Runway 18L/36R is used for military purposes only for Gimhae Air Base, but due to increasing traffic, there are plans to open the runway for airliners. In 2018, 17,064,613 passengers used the airport.