Sacheon Airport

Sacheon Airport

사천공항
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
Serves
LocationSacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Opened1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Built1 November 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-01)
Elevation AMSL8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates35°05′18.75″N 128°04′13.33″E / 35.0885417°N 128.0703694°E / 35.0885417; 128.0703694
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/sacheoneng
Map
HIN/RKPS is located in South Korea
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Location of airport in South Korea
HIN/RKPS is located in Asia
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HIN/RKPS (Asia)
HIN/RKPS is located in North Pacific
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HIN/RKPS (North Pacific )
HIN/RKPS is located in Earth
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete
06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers219,289
Aircraft Movements1,937
Cargo Tonnage867
Source:airport.kr.com[1]
Sacheon Airport
Hangul
사천공항
Hanja
泗川空港
Revised RomanizationSacheon Gonghang
McCune–ReischauerSach'ŏn Konghang

Sacheon Airport (IATA: HIN, ICAO: RKPS) is an airport in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea . It also serves the city of Jinju. The airport passenger service began in 1977 after years of delays. The airport has a small single storey terminal building for domestic flights. In 2011, 143,483 passengers utilized the airport.[1] The airport serves as a base for Hi Air and is also the home of Korea Aerospace Industries, which manufactures military aircraft, and satellites. The T-50 trainers used by the Sacheon Air Base are manufactured by the company on the north side of the airport. Because Sacheon Airport is shared with the military, taking photographs or videos of the apron, runway or military facilities are strictly prohibited.

History

Korean War

Two 366th Tactical Fighter Wing EF-111 Ravens taxi at Sacheon during Exercise Team Spirit '85

During the Korean War the USAF designated the base K-4. The Base was used as part of the USAF's Bout One project to train South Korean pilots to fly the F-51 in 1950. The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.

Postwar

The Republic of Korea Air Force operates from Sacheon using trainers and testbed aircraft at Jinju, which is home to the Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command since 1998. Hangars for the trainers are found on the north and south sides of the airport.

A KF-21 prototype 003 taxiing for a maiden flight at Sacheon Air Base
  • 3rd Flight Training Wing
    • 213th Flight Training Squadron
    • 215th Flight Training Squadron
    • 217th Flight Training Squadron
    • 236th Flight Training Squadron
  • Air Force Test & Evaluation Wing (formerly 52nd Test Evaluation Group)
    • 281st Flight Test Squadron
  • Air Force Basic Military Training Wing
  • Air Force Aviation Science High School
  • Air Force 1st Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)
  • Air Force 2nd Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Jin Air Seoul–Gimpo[2]
Korean Air Jeju[3]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at HIN airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operations Passenger volume Cargo tonnage
2001 6,965 815,014 3,630
2002 6,485 544,860 2,900
2003 6,314 518,115 2,770
2004 4,865 447,231 2,887
2005 3,311 315,952 1,913
2006 2,442 224,792 1,582
2007 2,235 214,214 1,246
2008 2,322 204,359 1,156
2009 2,358 187,969 958
2010 1,983 160,704 786
2011 1,826 143,483 716
2012 1,788 138,195 653
2013 1,714 116,106 604
2014 1,802 124,792 631
2015 1,814 136,512 658
2016 1,822 150,728 700
2017 1,869 178,261 761
2018 1,912 182,686 812
2019 1,937 219,289 867
2020 320 27,433 114
2021 2 105 0
2022 1,350 139,657 320
2023 1,490 189,778 475
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[4]

Transportation

Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses(No.75 and No.95) to Jinju and Sacheon. The airport is accessed via Gonghangdero Expressway.

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
  2. ^ "Jin Air to Open Sacheon-Gimpo Route From January 28". Haps Magazine Korea. 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "사천-제주 하늘길 3년 5개월 만에 다시 뚫렸다…신규 노선 취항" [Sacheon-Jeju route reopens in 3 years and 5 months] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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  • [2] (in English)