AirportsGimhae International Airport is a large airport serving Busan, in Busan-gwangyeoksi (Busan Metropolitan City), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PUS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PUS
- ICAO code
- RKPK
- City
- Busan
- State or region
- Busan-gwangyeoksi (Busan Metropolitan City)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.1795° N, 128.9380° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PUS means Gimhae International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKPK. 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 35.1795° N, 128.9380° E. It stands 2 metres (6 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
Gimhae International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 2,745 m 9,007 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ulsan AirportUlsan | USN | 59 km |
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 79 km |
| Daegu International AirportDaegu | TAE | 83 km |
| Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)Pohang | KPO | 100 km |
| Tsushima AirportTsushima, Japan | TSJ | 106 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,896 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,751 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,999 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,193 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,270 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,622 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,561 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 984 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,027 km | 10 h 10 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.
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