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Gimhae International Airport PUS / RKPK

Busan · South Korea · Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) — state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; joint civil-military airfield shared with the Republic of Korea Air Force (Gimhae Air Base, 5th Air Mobility Wing)
15.8Mpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATARKPK / PUS
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation (KAC) — state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; joint civil-military airfield shared with the Republic of Korea Air Force (Gimhae Air Base, 5th Air Mobility Wing)
Coordinates35.1806°N, 128.9381°E
Elevation13 ft · 4 m
Time zoneKST (UTC+9, no DST)
Passengers / yr15,752,458 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded
AIP referenceRKPK — AIP Republic of Korea (KOCA eAIP), AD 2.RKPK (Korea Office of Civil Aviation Aeronautical Information Management, aim.koca.go.kr)
Operating hoursATS/AIS/MET H24; aerodrome and passenger terminals open 0600-2300 KST daily, closed 2300-0600 under a noise-abatement curfew (no scheduled night operations); customs, immigration, fuelling and handling HO (by prior arrangement matched to flight schedule); de-icing 0500-2300 KST.
TerminalsSeparate Domestic Terminal and International Terminal (international terminal opened 31 Oct 2007), linked by a free shuttle bus between the two buildings.
Runways (2)
  • 18R/36L · 3,200 m / 10,499 ft · 60 m wide · Concrete · ILS ILS CAT II (RWY 36L, LOC IKMA 108.5, ALSF-II); RWY 18R non-precision only (SSALF, 600 m displaced threshold)
  • 18L/36R · 2,743 m / 8,999 ft · 46 m wide · Concrete · ILS ILS CAT I (RWY 36R, LOC IKHE 109.5, ALSF-II); RWY 18L non-precision only (SSALR)
Busan's international gateway and the principal hub for Korean Air and Air Busan, also an operating base for Jeju Air and Jin Air; a joint civil-military field operating beyond its design capacity, with a 2300-0600 noise curfew and a replacement airport under construction on Gadeok Island.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Korean Air Group's ground-handling arm; KAS's own official per-station page (kas.co.kr/kas/service-network) lists Gimhae station's key services as ramp/passenger boarding support (램프 및 승객 승하기지원), covering marshalling, baggage loading, pushback/towing for Korean Air, Jin Air and partner carriers at Gimhae; ISAGO-certified since 2009.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
No.2 Korean ground handler; Asiana Airport's own Gimhae/Busan station page (asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp) lists Marshalling, CGO/Baggage Loading/Unloading, Follow Me SVC, Remote Boarding and Towing/Push-Back for Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, Air Seoul and partner carriers, up to B747 class.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Into-plane fuelling agent at Gimhae; KAS's official Gimhae station page (kas.co.kr/kas/service-network, tel •••) explicitly lists 급유조업 및 항공유 판매 (fuelling operations and aviation-fuel sales) and 항공유 품질관리 대행 (fuel quality-control agency) among Gimhae's key services, alongside the company-wide refuelling-business page describing JET A-1/Avgas 100LL handling per JIG/IATA fuel-quality standards.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
"Fuelling" is explicitly listed among the services provided on Asiana Airport's Gimhae station page (asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp); company-wide it also lists 급유조업 (fuelling operations) as one of its core business lines.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Seasonal
Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
De/Anti Icing is explicitly listed among the services provided at the Gimhae station (asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp); Busan winters bring occasional snow/ice, so this is offered seasonally rather than year-round.
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Seasonal
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance Unconfirmed
Korean Air (대한항공)
Korean Air's Busan Tech Center near Gimhae Airport is documented mainly as a heavy-maintenance/depot MRO facility (civil heavy checks plus military overhaul); whether it also runs routine transit/line checks for Korean Air (and codeshare) aircraft transiting PUS is plausible but not confirmed by the sources found, which emphasize airframe overhaul and paint work rather than routine line maintenance.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Available
Korean Air (대한항공)
Operates its "부산 테크센터" (Busan Tech Center), the Aerospace Division's MRO complex located at/adjacent to Gimhae International Airport in Busan's Gangseo-gu (대저동); widely documented in Korean press (Namuwiki, Newsis, Herald Corp, Energy Economy trade coverage) as performing heavy/depot-level airframe maintenance (중정비/창정비) for both civil and military aircraft, including a dedicated aircraft-painting hangar -- one of the larger MRO/paint complexes of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering Available · 2 providers
LSG Sky Chefs Korea
Operates an in-flight catering/flight-kitchen facility in Busan Gangseo-gu, Songjeong-dong (녹산산단382로59번길 21) -- the same district containing Gimhae Airport -- supplying multiple Korean carriers. Corroborated by a public government job-posting dataset (mirrored on kaienpolice.tistory.com) for a related ramp-catering contractor at this exact address whose duties are explicitly described as "김해공항 푸드카, 기내식 하기" (Gimhae Airport food-car, in-flight-meal offloading). Exact carriers served at PUS unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Catering Partner Co., Ltd. (케터링파트너㈜)
Ramp-side catering logistics operator; a public government job-posting dataset (mirrored on kaienpolice.tistory.com) explicitly lists "김해공항 푸드카, 기내식 하기, 기내판매 창고관리업무" (Gimhae Airport food-car, in-flight-meal offloading, in-flight-sales warehouse management) duties for 케터링파트너 at 부산 강서구 녹산산단382로59번길 21 (송정동) -- the same address as the LSG Sky Chefs Korea Busan facility. HQ in Incheon; founded 2018.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Cabin interior cleaning and aircraft exterior wash/polish, plus potable-water supply and lavatory/waste servicing, are explicitly listed on kas.co.kr's passenger-business overview (객실 청소, 외부 세척; 음용수 공급 및 기내 오물 처리) as standard KAS ground-handling services provided at Incheon, Gimpo and major domestic regional airports, which include the confirmed Gimhae station; unconfirmed whether performed at every PUS turnaround vs. on request.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
Interior CLNG, Lavatory SVC and Potable Water SVC are explicitly listed as services provided at the Gimhae station on asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp.
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Available
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Ground support equipment Available
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Operates a dedicated GSE maintenance facility at Gimhae Airport, confirmed on kas.co.kr's maintenance-equipment page: site 835.1 sqm / building 820.2 sqm, with large/small tire-fitting equipment, air compressor, outdoor wash bay and wastewater-treatment facility. KAS Rental's own service-network listing separately confirms a Busan service center (among Uiwang/Gimpo/Incheon/Busan/Jeju) for logistics/GSE equipment rental, preventive maintenance and repair.
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Available
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Cargo handling Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
KAS's own official Gimhae/Busan station page (kas.co.kr/kas/service-network) lists only ramp/passenger-handling and fuelling as Gimhae's key services -- cargo handling is NOT listed for Gimhae (it IS explicitly listed for Incheon, including cargo storage/loading/sorting). Company-wide, KAS's freighter-ramp-handling business line is described only as covering "국내 주요 공항" (major domestic airports) generically, so some freighter ramp support at Gimhae is plausible but not confirmed by KAS's own station-level materials.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
CGO/Baggage Loading/Unloading is explicitly listed on the Gimhae station service page (asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp); group-wide cargo handling (화물조업) is one of Asiana Airport's core business lines across its network including Gimhae.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Available
Korea Airport Security Corporation (한국공항보안㈜, KASC)
Wholly-owned Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) subsidiary formed to run screening at KAC-operated airports; confirmed via airsecure.co.kr's own branch listing and multiple independent sources (Busan Ilbo, jobkorea.co.kr, saramin.co.kr recruitment postings) to maintain a named 김해공항지사 (Gimhae Airport branch, 부산광역시 강서구 공항진입로 108) performing passenger/staff security screening, checked-baggage screening, prohibited-item control, restricted-area access control and airport facility security. Listed phone is the company's official HQ line (confirmed on airsecure.co.kr contact page); the Gimhae branch's own direct line is •••.
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Available
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Passenger & crew transport Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Operates Passenger Boarding Stairs (PBS) and Airport Passenger Bus (APB) to move passengers/crew between aircraft and terminal at remote stands, per KAS's passenger-business service description (kas.co.kr).
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Available
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Asiana Airport Co., Ltd. (아시아나에어포트)
Remote Boarding (apron-bus transfer of passengers/crew between terminal and remote stands) is explicitly listed as a Gimhae-station service on asianaairport.com/kr/sub/network/busan.asp.
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Available
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Flight support Available · 2 providers
Korea Airport Service Co., Ltd. (KAS / 한국공항)
Listed as FBO/Handler at Busan/Gimhae International (RKPK) providing pilot services, aircraft handling and fuel for business/general aviation, per AC-U-KWIK directory profile; independently corroborated by SkyVector's FBO directory, which lists Korea Airport Service at RKPK with tel ••• and email •••.
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Available
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
UBJET Aviation
On-airport FBO/handler for business and private aviation at Gimhae/Busan (RKPK/PUS); FlightBridge's directory explicitly lists UBJET as a Handler/FBO for the RKPK-PUS station (matching phone ••• and email •••), offering ground handling, fuelling arrangement and crew/passenger service; HQ at Gimpo International, 4th floor East Wing.
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On request
Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel Unconfirmed
Isquare Hotel (아이스퀘어호텔, Gimhae)
5-star hotel roughly 20-25 minutes from Gimhae Airport (2360 Gimhae-daero, Gimhae-si); address and phone confirmed via the hotel's own site (isquare-hotel.com) and Google/Booking.com listings. Multiple independent traveler reviews (tripinfo.co.kr, Naver blogs) describe it as heavily used by pilots and cabin crew, but no official airline-crew-contract list is published by the hotel itself, so marked unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
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