AirportsPohang Airport (G-815/K-3) is a medium-sized airport serving Pohang, in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KPO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KPO
- ICAO code
- RKTH
- City
- Pohang
- State or region
- Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.9880° N, 129.4204° E
- Elevation
- 21 m (70 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KPO means Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3). Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKTH. 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 35.9880° N, 129.4204° E. It stands 21 metres (70 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
Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 15 airports of South Korea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ulsan AirportUlsan | USN | 44 km |
| Daegu International AirportDaegu | TAE | 70 km |
| Gimhae International AirportBusan | PUS | 100 km |
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 158 km |
| Tsushima AirportTsushima, Japan | TSJ | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,930 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,799 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,021 km | 9 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,135 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,171 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,531 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,658 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 936 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,098 km | 10 h 15 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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