Daegu International Airport

Daegu International Airport
대구국제공항
大邱國際空港

Daegu Gukje Gonghang
Taegu Kukche Konghang
IATA: TAEICAO: RKTN
TAE
Location of airport in South Korea
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce
Location Daegu
Elevation AMSL 116 ft / 35 m
Website daegu.airport.co.kr
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13L/31R 3,124 10,250 Concrete
13R/31L 3,374 11,070 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Passengers 1,177,490
Sources: World Aero Data[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]

Daegu International Airport (Hangul: 대구국제공항; Hanja: 大邱國際空港; Revised Romanization: Daegu Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Taegu Kukche Konghang) (IATA: TAEICAO: RKTN) is primarily a domestic airport in the city of Daegu, South Korea. Asiana Airlines and Korean Air provide international flights to China and occasional charters to Fukuoka and Manila. A new runway (13R/31L) was recently constructed.

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Main characteristics

Daegu is important spot of Yeongnam region transportation that railroads such as Gyeongbu Line and Daegu Line, Gyeongbu Express Highway, 88 Olympic Express Highway. And it is performing function of central point of logistics and trade of Gyeongsangdo where are total trade center and total circulation complex etc.[3]

Passenger terminal

By adopting arrangement concept symbolizing Ouga (Song of five friends; water, rock, pine tree, bamboo and moon) by Yun Seon Do and the shape of flying crane, comfortable and pleasant environment is composed.

Parking lot

The parking lot at the airport can accommodate about 1,097 cars. The largest feature of it is using automatic parking system.

Paid parking lot in Daegu International Airport. On the front of passenger terminal, there is a parking lot that can park 1,100 cars at the same time, and it opens from 6 am to 10 pm.[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are directly served from Daegu (as of September 2011)[5]

Airlines Destinations
Air China Beijing-Capital
Asiana Airlines Jeju
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong
China Southern Airlines Shenyang
China Airlines Seasonal: Taipei-Taoyuan
Korean Air Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Jeju, Seoul-Incheon
Charter: Tokyo-Haneda[6]
Vietnam Airlines Seasonal: Ho Chi Minh City

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