- Yeouido Airport
Yeouido Airport was an
International Airport inYeouido ,Seoul city. It operated from 1929 to 1958.----
History
* 1916:
Japan made an airport inYeouido
* 1922:Korea's first pilot Ahn Chang Nam did a test flight here
* 1929:Airport Extension
* 1953:Yeouido airport became an international airport
* 1958:Prior to the opening ofKimpo International Airport , all civilian flights were moved to there
* 1971:After the use of an air base since the opening of Kimpo International Airport, The military functions all moved to the newely builtSeoul Air Base and the airport was closed. Currently, the site of the Yeouido Park is where the runway was.
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