Sacheon Airport

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Sacheon Airport

사천공항
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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
Serves
Location Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Opened1977;47 years ago (1977)
Built1 November 1969;54 years ago (1969-11-01)
Elevation  AMSL 8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates 35°05′18.75″N128°04′13.33″E / 35.0885417°N 128.0703694°E / 35.0885417; 128.0703694
Website www.airport.co.kr/sacheoneng
Map
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HIN/RKPS
Location of airport in South Korea
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HIN/RKPS
HIN/RKPS (Asia)
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HIN/RKPS (North Pacific )
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06R/24L2,7439,000 Concrete
06L/24R2,7439,000Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers219,289
Aircraft Movements1,937
Cargo Tonnage867
Source:airport.kr.com [1]
Annual passenger traffic at HIN airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage
20016,965815,0143,630
20026,485544,8602,900
20036,314518,1152,770
20044,865447,2312,887
20053,311315,9521,913
20062,442224,7921,582
20072,235214,2141,246
20082,322204,3591,156
20092,358187,969958
20101,983160,704786
20111,826143,483716
20121,788138,195653
20131,714116,106604
20141,802124,792631
20151,814136,512658
20161,822150,728700
20171,869178,261761
20181,912182,686812
20191,937219,289867
202032027,433114
202121050
20221,350139,657320
20231,490189,778475
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.

Tenants

The airport 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.

Air Base

Korean War

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 test 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.

Two 366th Tactical Fighter Wing EF-111 Ravens taxi at Sacheon during Exercise Team Spirit '85 Two 366th Tactical Fighter Wing EF-111 Raven aircraft taxi on the flight line during Exercise Team Spirit '85 DF-ST-87-13482.jpg
Two 366th Tactical Fighter Wing EF-111 Ravens taxi at Sacheon during Exercise Team Spirit '85

On 13 November 2003 a KAI KT-1 crashed shortly after takeoff from the base, the instructor ejected safely while the trainee was killed. [5]

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