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Daegu International Airport
대구국제공항
大邱國際空港
Daegu Gukje Gonghang
Taegu Kukche Konghang
IATA: TAE – ICAO: RKTN Location of airport in South Korea
TAESummary Airport type Military/Public Operator Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce Location Daegu Elevation AMSL 116 ft / 35 m Coordinates 35°53′39″N 128°39′32″E / 35.89417°N 128.65889°E Website 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: TAE, ICAO: 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 (begins 1 December),Jeju, Seoul-Incheon
Charter: Tokyo-Haneda[6]Vietnam Airlines Seasonal: Ho Chi Minh City See also
References
- ^ Airport information for RKTN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Air Traffic by Airport
- ^ Daegu Airport
- ^ Information for parking lot
- ^ List of Destinations from Daegu
- ^ http://www.yeongnam.com/yeongnam/html/yeongnamdaily/society/article.shtml?id=20110713.010080713350001
External links
South Korean airports International Domestic Categories:- Buildings and structures in Daegu
- Airports in South Korea
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