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Sacheon Airport 사천공항
IATA: HIN ICAO: RKPS
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation Republic of Korea Air Force
Serves	Sacheon Jinju
Location	Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Opened	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Built	1 November 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-01)
Elevation AMSL	8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates	35°05′18.75″N 128°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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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete 06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 219,289 Aircraft Movements 1,937 Cargo Tonnage 867
Source:airport.kr.com

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. 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

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.

• 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

Statistics

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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

• KAI Aerospace Museum

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.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force

External links

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• South Korea
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• Korean War air bases
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• 1969 establishments in South Korea
• 20th-century architecture in South Korea