AirportsSeoul Gimpo International Airport is a large airport serving Seoul, in Seoul-teukbyeolsi (Seoul Special City), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GMP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GMP
- ICAO code
- RKSS
- City
- Seoul
- State or region
- Seoul-teukbyeolsi (Seoul Special City)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.5583° N, 126.7910° E
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GMP means Seoul Gimpo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKSS. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.5583° N, 126.7910° E. It stands 18 metres (59 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Seoul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Seoul Gimpo International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 15 airports of South Korea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon International AirportSeoul | ICN | 32 km |
| Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)Wonju | WJU | 104 km |
| Cheongju International AirportCheongju | CJJ | 113 km |
| Yangyang International AirportGonghang-ro | YNY | 174 km |
| Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan | KUV | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,683 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,579 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,756 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,868 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,071 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,596 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,653 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,181 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,341 km | 10 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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