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Countries

Country information for South Korea (KR)

News

2026-08-10 23:09 Orbus, based at Seoul Gimpo, has ceased operations. All shares have been returned or liquidated.
2026-07-24 15:10 SwingAir, based at Busan, has ceased operations. All shares have been returned or liquidated.
2026-07-24 10:10 Pacific Express and Korea International Airline have signed a new interlining agreement.
2026-07-23 23:08 Orbus has been founded in Seoul Gimpo.
2026-07-21 08:39 Green Airways has opened a new station at Seoul Incheon.
2026-07-06 15:10 SwingAir has been founded in Busan.
2026-05-27 18:18 TransEurasia have shut down their station at Seoul Incheon.
2026-05-11 15:42 Royal Saudi Airlines has opened a new station at Seoul Incheon.
2026-05-07 21:44 Pacific Express has opened a new station at Seoul Incheon.
2026-04-22 13:19 Bairways Qatar extends the capacity of its cargo center C3 at Seoul Gimpo by 300 units.
2026-04-22 13:19 Bairways Qatar extends the capacity of its passenger terminal T6 at Seoul Gimpo by 600 units.
2026-04-20 14:32 Bairways Qatar extends the capacity of its cargo center C5 at Jeju by 300 units.
2026-04-20 14:31 Bairways Qatar extends the capacity of its passenger terminal T7 at Jeju by 100 units.
2026-04-09 05:29 Bairways Qatar extends the capacity of its passenger terminal T5 at Busan by 100 units.
2026-03-26 15:39 SpeedAirways has opened a new station at Jeju.

Airports

Name IATA code ICAO code Runway Airport size Passengers Cargo
Busan PUS RKPK 3,200 m Large airport pax 8 cargo 5
Cheongju City CJJ RKTU 2,743 m Regional airport pax 5 cargo 3
Daegu TAE RKTN 2,754 m Medium sized airport pax 6 cargo 3
Gangneung KAG RKNN 2,743 m Regional airport pax 0 cargo 0
Gunsan KUV RKJK 2,743 m Village airport pax 3 cargo 1
Gwangju KWJ RKJJ 2,834 m Medium sized airport pax 5 cargo 2
Jeju CJU RKPC 3,180 m Large airport pax 9 cargo 5
Jinju HIN RKPS 2,742 m Small airport pax 3 cargo 1
Muan MWX RKJB 2,800 m Regional airport pax 4 cargo 1
Pohang KPO RKTH 2,133 m Small airport pax 2 cargo 1
Seoul Gimpo GMP RKSS 3,599 m Large airport pax 9 cargo 5
Seoul Incheon ICN RKSI 4,000 m Mega airport pax 10 cargo 10
Ulsan USN RKPU 2,000 m Small airport pax 4 cargo 1
Wonju WJU RKNW 2,742 m Farm track pax 2 cargo 1
Yangyang YNY RKNY 2,500 m Farm track pax 1 cargo 1
Yechon YEC RKTY 2,743 m Farm track pax 2 cargo 1
Yeosu/Suncheon RSU RKJY 2,100 m Regional airport pax 4 cargo 1

Political Information

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Treaties not a member of any treaty

Average Salaries

Narrow-body pilots 1,410 AS$
Wide-body Pilots 1,625 AS$
Pursers 498 AS$
Flight attendants 392 AS$
Station Managers 1,400 AS$
Check-in agents 708 AS$
Ramp agents 738 AS$
Cargo controllers 565 AS$
Fleet management 795 AS$
Flight planning 818 AS$
Customer service 428 AS$
Administration 728 AS$
Network Planning 912 AS$
Ground handling 1,080 AS$
Logistics 720 AS$