Sacheon_Airport
Sacheon Airport
Airport in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Sacheon Airport is an airport in Sacheon, South Korea (IATA: HIN, ICAO: RKPS). 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. Because Sacehon Airport is sharing with military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.
Sacheon Airport 사천공항 泗川空港 Sacheon Gonghang Sach'ŏn Konghang | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Sacheon, Jinju | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1969 (54 years ago) (1969-11-01) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 m / 26 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′18.75″N 128°04′13.33″E | ||||||||||||||
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Source:airport.kr.com[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Sacheon is a domestic airport with service from one airline. Direct flights are from Jeju and Seoul–Gimpo.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jin Air | Seoul–Gimpo[2] |
| Korean Air | Jeju[3] |
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Air traffic statistics | |||
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| 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] | |||
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.
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.
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.
- 3rd Flying Training Wing
- 213 Flight Training Squadron
- 215 Flight Training Squadron
- 217 Flight Training Squadron
- 236 Flight Training Squadron
- 52 Test Evaluation Group
- 281 Test Evaluation Squadron
- Basic Military Training Wing
- Air Force Aviation Science High School
- Air Force Technical School
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]
- "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
- "Jin Air to Open Sacheon-Gimpo Route From January 28". Haps Magazine Korea. 6 January 2022.
- "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.
- "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- "Chronological Listing of South Korean Losses & Ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force