Sacheon Airport
Sacheon Airport 사천공항 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Built | 1 November 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 m / 26 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′18.75″N 128°04′13.33″E / 35.0885417°N 128.0703694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source:airport.kr.com | |||||||||||||||
| Sacheon Airport | |
| Hangul | 사천공항 |
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| Hanja | 泗川空港 |
| Revised Romanization | Sacheon Gonghang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sach'ŏn Konghang |
Sacheon Airport (IATA: HIN, ICAO: RKPS) is an airport in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea . It also serves the city of Jinju. The airport passenger service began in 1977 after years of delays. The airport has a small single storey terminal building for domestic flights. In 2011, 143,483 passengers utilized the airport. The airport serves as a base for Hi Air and is also the home of Korea Aerospace Industries, which manufactures military aircraft, and satellites. The T-50 trainers used by the Sacheon Air Base are manufactured by the company on the north side of the airport. Because Sacheon Airport is shared with the military, taking photographs or videos of the apron, runway or military facilities are strictly prohibited.