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{{Short description|Commercial airport in western Busan, South Korea}}
{{redirect|Busan Airport|the new airport under construction|Gadeok Island Airport}}
{{For|the military use of this facility|Gimhae Air Base}}
{{Expand Korean|topic=transp|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                   = Gimhae International Airport
| nativename             = {{lang|ko|김해국제공항}}
| image                  = Gimhae International Airport.jpg
| image-width            = 250
| IATA                   = PUS
| ICAO                   = RKPK
| pushpin_map            = South Korea Busan#South Korea
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Busan##Location of airport in South Korea
| pushpin_label          = '''PUS'''/RKPK
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type                   = Public / military
| opened                 = {{start date and age|1976|08|01|df=yes}}
| owner                  = [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport]]
| operator               = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Korea Airports Corporation]]
  | [[Republic of Korea Air Force]]}}
| city-served            = [[Busan–Gyeongnam Area]] and [[Gyeongsang Province]]
| location               = [[Gangseo District, Busan]], South Korea
| hub         = {{ubl|class=nowrap
  | [[Air Busan]]
  | [[Eastar Jet]]
  | [[Jeju Air]]
  | [[Jin Air]]
  | [[Korean Air]]}}
| elevation-f            = 6
| elevation-m            = 2
| coordinates            = {{coord|35|10|46|N|128|56|18|E|type:airport}}
| website                = {{URL|www.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/}}
| metric-rwy             = yes
| r1-number              = 18L/36R
| r1-length-f            = 9,007
| r1-length-m            = 2,743
| r1-surface             = [[Concrete]]
| r2-number              = 18R/36L
| r2-length-f            = 10,499
| r2-length-m            = 3,200
| r2-surface             = Concrete
| stat-year              = 2024
| stat1-header           = Aircraft movements
| stat1-data             = 94,870
| stat2-header           = International passengers
| stat2-data             = 9,005,803
| stat3-header           = Domestic passengers
| stat3-data             = 6,746,655
| stat4-header           = Total passengers
| stat4-data             = 15,752,458
| footnotes              = Sources: World Aero Data<ref>{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=RKPK|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for RKPK|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006.</ref><br />Korea Airports Corporation<ref name="KAC">{{cite web |url=http://www.airport.co.kr/user/wwweng/3197/stats/airportStats/jsp/LayOutPage.do |script-title=ko:Kac 한국공항공사 |access-date=2016-03-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220084111/http://www.airport.co.kr/user/wwweng/3197/stats/airportStats/jsp/LayOutPage.do |archive-date=2015-12-20 }}</ref>
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
| hangul    = ^김해_국제_공항
| hanja     = 金海國際空港
}}

'''Gimhae International Airport''' {{airport codes|PUS|RKPK}} also known as '''Busan Airport''' is located on the western end of [[Busan]], the second-largest city in South Korea. Opened in 1976, the airport is named after the nearby city of [[Gimhae]]. A new international terminal opened on 31 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naeil.com/News/politics/ViewNews.asp?nnum=366197&sid=E&tid=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630055404/http://www.naeil.com/News/politics/ViewNews.asp?nnum=366197&sid=E&tid=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-30 |script-title=ko:김해국제공항 '하늘길 두 배로' |access-date=2007-11-06 }}</ref> Gimhae International Airport is the main hub for [[Air Busan]] and [[Korean Air]], and an operating base for [[Jeju Air]] and [[Jin Air]]. Runway 18L/36R is used for military purposes only for [[Gimhae Air Base]], but due to increasing traffic, there are plans to open the runway for airliners.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} In 2018, 17,064,613 passengers used the airport.

As the airport is now beyond its design capacity and surrounded by mountains, buildings and other objectives, a [[Gadeok Island Airport|new airport]] is currently being built on [[Gadeokdo]] to meet growing demand.<ref>{{cite news |title=(LEAD) Gov't committee virtually scraps new Gimhae airport project |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201117007451315 |access-date=22 November 2020 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=17 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/12/135_357597.html | title=South Gyeongsang Province seeks to name new airport after heroic admiral | date=22 August 2023 }}</ref> Because the airport is shared with military facilities, photography and video of the apron, runway, and military stations are prohibited according to the airport website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gimhae Airport (PUS) {{!}} Gimhae International Airport |url=https://gimhaeairport.com/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Gimhae Airport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==History==
In August 1976, Gimhae Airport opened, and commercial air traffic shifted there from the [[Pusan East (K-9) Air Base|old airport]]. A new domestic terminal was completed in May 1983.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airport.co.kr/gimhae/cms/frCon/index.do?MENU_ID=360 | script-title=ko:공항소개 | work=Gimhae International Airport | accessdate=24 April 2024 | language=ko}}</ref> [[Korean Air]] launched a route to Honolulu in October 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kr.img.news.koreanair.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1%EA%B6%8C_%ED%86%B5%EC%82%AC.pdf | title=Korean Air 50 Years History Volume 1: History | work=[[Korean Air]] | date=November 2019 | accessdate=24 April 2024 | language=ko | page=210}}</ref> In April 2002, [[Northwest Airlines]] began service to its hub at Tokyo's Narita Airport, where people could board connecting flights to the United States.<ref name="yn212">{{cite news | url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20120209098700051 | work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] | date=9 February 2012 | accessdate=24 April 2024 | author=Kim, Seon-ho | script-title=ko:델타항공, 5월부터 김해공항 완전 철수 | language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Northwest's traffic pushed up in January by holiday, Asia flights | work=Star Tribune | date=6 February 2003 | author=Fedor, Liz | id={{ProQuest|427544509}}}}</ref> In March 2007, [[Lufthansa]] inaugurated service to Munich via Seoul. This was the first route between Busan and Europe.<ref name="yn1113">{{cite news | url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20131108090100051 | script-title=ko:루프트한자, 부산 유일 유럽노선 내년 4월 단항 | work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] | date=8 November 2013 | accessdate=24 July 2022 | author=Kim, Seon-ho | language=Korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/02/22/2007022201123.html | work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] | date=22 February 2007 | accessdate=26 April 2024 | author=Kwon, Kyung-hoon | script-title=ko:부산~뮌헨 루프트한자 취항 | language=ko}}</ref> President [[Roh Moo-hyun]] opened a new international terminal seven months later.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000330649 | work=SBS News | date=31 October 2007 | agency=Yonhap News Agency | accessdate=24 April 2024 | script-title=ko:김해공항 국제선 신청사, 착공 5년만에 오픈 | language=ko}}</ref> [[Delta Air Lines]], which had merged with Northwest, ended the Tokyo link in May 2012.<ref name="yn212" /><ref name="yn1113" /> Lufthansa terminated its flight to Busan in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150925000804 | title=Busan-Amsterdam air route to be launched in late October | work=[[The Korea Herald]] | date=25 September 2015 | accessdate=24 July 2022 | author=Seo, Ji-yeon}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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{{Airport destination list
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| [[Air Busan]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{cite web |date=11 July 2022 |title=AIR BUSAN PLANS BANGKOK LAUNCH IN LATE-JULY 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220611-bxjul22bkk |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=Air Busan resumes Busan - Cebu service NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250121-bxns25ceb |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]], [[Ngurah Rai International Airport|Denpasar]],<ref>{{cite web |title=AIR BUSAN SCHEDULES BUSAN – DENPASAR LATE-OCT 2024 LAUNCH |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240909-bxnw24dps |access-date=9 September 2024 |publisher=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Guam]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |date=9 September 2025 |title=Air Busan Resumes Guam Service From Nov 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250909-bxnw25gum |access-date=9 September 2025 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Busan Resumes Busan – Hong Kong Service From Nov 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241009-bxnw24pushkg |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]], [[Kalibo International Airport|Kalibo]], [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]], [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Busan schedules Kota Kinabalu service from May 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283660/air-busan-schedules-kota-kinabalu-service-from-may-2019/}}</ref> [[Macau International Airport|Macau]], [[Matsuyama Airport|Matsuyama]], [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2019 |script-title=ko:에어부산, 26일부터 부산~나트랑 노선 부정기편 운항 |url=https://m.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VS83L82KH/GK0203 |website={{ill|The Seoul Economic Daily|ko|서울경제}}}}</ref> [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]], [[Sanya Phoenix International Airport|Sanya]], [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]], [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]], [[Bohol–Panglao International Airport|Tagbilaran]], [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2022 |title=Air Busan Resumes Taipei Service in late-Dec 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221125-bxdec22tpe |access-date=25 November 2022 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]], [[Wattay International Airport|Vientiane]], [[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport|Xi'an]], [[Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport|Yanji]], [[Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport|Zhangjiajie]]
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| [[Air China]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Air China Resumes Busan Service From April 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230320-capus |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Asiana Airlines]] | [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]]<ref>{{cite web |date=28 July 2025 |title=Asiana Airlines Resumes Busan – Da Nang Service in Sep 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250728-ozsep25pusdad |website=aeroroutes.com}}</ref>
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| [[Beijing Capital Airlines]] | [[Huangshan Tunxi International Airport|Huangshan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinese Carriers 2Q25 Asia Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250430-cn2q25asia |access-date=30 April 2025 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[China Airlines]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE|pages=1253-1255}}</ref>
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| [[China Eastern Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref name="ChinaNS23">{{cite web |title=Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230424-cnns23 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[China Southern Airlines]] | [[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|Shenyang]]<ref name="ChinaNS23"/>
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| [[Eastar Jet]] | [[Chiang Mai International Airport|Chiang Mai]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet Adds Busan-Chiang Mai From mid-Dec 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241003-zedec24puscnx |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet NW25 Japan Service Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250828-zenw25pus |access-date=28 August 2025 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]], [[Kumamoto Airport|Kumamoto]],<ref name="ZE">{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet Schedules New Busan – Japan Routes in late-Dec 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-zedec24pus |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Naha Airport|Naha]],<ref name="ZE"/> [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet NW25 Japan Service Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250828-zenw25pus |access-date=28 August 2025 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet NW25 Japan Service Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250828-zenw25pus |access-date=28 August 2025 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastar Jet Resumes Busan – Taipei Service in 4Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240919-zenw24pustpe |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport|Yanji]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |date=25 August 2025 |title=EastarJet 4Q25 Busan – Almaty Operations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250825-ze4q25pusala |access-date=25 August 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[EVA Air]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]<ref>{{cite web |date=24 July 2025 |title=EVA Air Adds Taipei – Busan Service in 4Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250724-br4q25pus |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref>
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| [[HK Express]] | [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Hong Kong (SAR) China HKG|pages=543-547}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 November 2022 |title=HK Express 1Q23 Korea Service Restorations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221115-uo1q23kr |publisher=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Jeju Air]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]], [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]], [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]], [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]], [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]], [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeju Air Resumes Busan - Kaohsiung Service in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240913-7cnw24puskhh |access-date=13 September 2024 |publisher=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[Phu Quoc International Airport|Phu Quoc]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=New route to Busan |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/en/culture/11448843 |access-date=30 October 2025 |website=Maeil Business Newspaper |date=23 October 2025 }}</ref> [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]], [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]], [[Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport|Shijiazhuang]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=‌石家庄机场2025夏秋航季时刻表出炉，航班焕新 随心所"飞" |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9FNL7BvbaH8AgKaHgj2A5Q |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref> [[Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref>{{cite news |date=9 May 2022 |title=Jeju Air to resume Busan-Singapore route next month |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220509000227 |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Bohol–Panglao International Airport|Tagbilaran]],<ref>{{cite web |date=26 October 2023 |title=Jeju Air NW23 Busan / Muan Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231026-7cnw23pusmwx |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]],<ref>{{cite web |date=7 December 2022 |title=Jeju Air Resumes Taipei Service in Jan 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221207-7cjan23tpe |access-date=7 December 2022 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeju Air Adds Busan – Ulaanbaatar Service From late-July 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230627-7cjul23ubn |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport|Zhangjiajie]]
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| [[Jin Air]] | [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]], [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]], [[Clark International Airport|Clark]], [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]], [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]], [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Guam]], [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]], [[Naha Airport|Naha]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jin Air Resumes Busan – Okinawa Service in NW23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230816-ljnw23pusoka |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]], [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Timetables for this Month |url=https://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/airport/time/result/?ap=int&type=dep&po=&co= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529030044/https://www.new-chitose-airport.jp/en/airport/time/result/?ap=int&type=dep&po=&co= |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=New Chitose Airport Terminal}}</ref> [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Jin Air adds new domestic routes in 2Q20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291446/jin-air-adds-new-domestic-routes-in-2q20/ |access-date=26 May 2020 |website=Routesonline}}</ref> [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jin Air Adds Busan – Taipei Service From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231013-ljdec23pustpe |access-date=13 October 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Jin Air Adds Busan – Ulaanbaatar in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250325-ljns25pusubn |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Korean Air]] | [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Busan, Korea Republic Of PUS|pages=220-221}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Air Resumes Busan – Beijing Capital Service in Sep 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240621-kesep24pek |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>  [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/> [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya–Centrair]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/><ref name="KE">{{cite web |title=Korean Air Resumes Additional Busan – Japan Service From late-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230719-kesep23pus |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Air resumes Busan - Qingdao service from Dec 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-kenw24pustao |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/> [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]],{{ref|1|1}} [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/><ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2024 |title=Korean Air resuming flights to China from Gimhae |url=https://korea.stripes.com/travel/korean-air-resuming-flights-to-china-from-gimhae.html |access-date=10 July 2024 |publisher=Stripes Korea}}</ref> [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Korean Air Resumes Busan - Taipei Service in late-March 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230217-ketpe |access-date=17 February 2023 |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2025_PUS_220_221"/> <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Air Resumes Busan – Bangkok Service in 2Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240227-kens24pusbkk |access-date=27 February 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Air NS25 Busan International Service Changes – 20DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241221-kens25pus |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref><br /> '''Charter:''' [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Guam]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |date=19 June 2025 |title=Korean Air Resumes Busan – Guam Service From August 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250618-keaug25pusgum |publisher=Aeroroutes}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal Charter:''' [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |date=17 July 2025 |title=Korean Air Adds Busan – Da Nang Charters in August 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250717-keaug25pusdad |access-date=17 July 2025 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[MIAT Mongolian Airlines]]}} | [[Chinggis Khaan International Airport|Ulaanbaatar]]
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| [[Philippine Airlines]] | [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
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| [[Qanot Sharq]] | [[Tashkent International Airport|Tashkent]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |date=29 May 2025 |title=Qanot Sharq Revises Tashkent – Busan June 2025 Operations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250528-hhjun25pus |access-date=29 May 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Shanghai Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
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| [[Singapore Airlines]] | [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Singapore, Singapore SIN|pages=1214-1219}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 January 2023 |title=Singapore Airlines Moves Busan Resumption to late-August 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230126-sqpus |accessdate=26 January 2023 |publisher=AeroRoutes}}</ref>
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| [[Spring Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2024 |title=Spring Airlines Adds Shanghai – Busan Service in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-9cnw24pus |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> 
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| [[T'way Air]] | [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]],<ref name="twayexpandnw25">{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |date=17 September 2025 |title=T'way Air Adds Busan – Japan Routes in NW25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250917-twnw25pus |access-date=17 September 2025 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]],<ref>[https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221027-twnw22jp/ T'Way Air NW22 Japan Operations – 27OCT22] Aeroroutes. 27 October 2022.</ref> [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]],<ref name="twayexpandnw25"/> [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]]
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| [[Tigerair Taiwan]] | [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE|pages=1253-1255}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=tigerair Taiwan NW22 Operation Changes – 13OCT22 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221013-itnw22?rq=tigerair |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[VietJet Air]] | [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Da Nang, Viet Nam DAD|pages=356-356}}</ref><ref name="VJ">{{cite web |title=VietJet Air Boosts Busan Service in late-July 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220705-vjjul22pus |access-date=5 July 2022 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]],<ref name="ReferenceB">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Hanoi, Viet Nam HAN|pages=522-524}}</ref> [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]],<ref name="ReferenceC">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam SGN|pages=538-541}}</ref><ref name="VJ"/> [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]],<ref>{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Nha Trang, Viet Nam NHA|pages=932-933}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vietjet Air adds Cam Ranh/Nha Trang – Busan service from July 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283299/vietjet-air-adds-cam-ranhnha-trang-busan-service-from-july-2019/}}</ref> [[Phu Quoc International Airport|Phu Quoc]]<ref>{{cite web |title=VietJet Air Adds Phu Quoc – Busan Service From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231004-vjdec23pqcpus |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Vietnam Airlines]] | [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]],<ref name="ReferenceB">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Hanoi, Viet Nam HAN|pages=522-524}}</ref> [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]],<ref name="ReferenceC">{{OAGWorldAug2025Ref|title=Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam SGN|pages=538-541}}</ref> [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam Airlines Plans Cam Ranh/Nha Trang – Busan 2Q25 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250129-vnns25pus |access-date=29 January 2025 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Korean Air|Korean Air Cargo]] | [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]]{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
}}

{{small|{{note|1|1}}Korean Air between Busan and Incheon is available only to passengers flying internationally to/from South Korea with Korean Air<ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Air Resumes Seoul Incheon – Busan Service in late-Sep 2022 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220904-kesep22icnpus |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>}}

==Statistics==
[[File:Gimhae International Airport Departure Hall.jpg|thumb|Terminal interior]]
[[File:Gimhae international airport International terminal Departure hall 20180403 121439.jpg|thumb|Terminal interior]]
[[File:Gimhae international airport International terminal building 20180403 120807.jpg|thumb|Terminal exterior]]

===Passengers===
<!--{{Airport-Statistics|iata=PUS}}-->
{| class="wikitable sortable"; style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
! colspan="4" |Air traffic statistics
|-
!
!Aircraft operations
!Passenger volume
!Cargo tonnage
|-
!2001
|61,242
|9,168,089
|203,335
|-
!2002
|60,090
|9,173,288
|'''204,464'''
|-
!2003
|58,600
|8,782,835
|185,372
|-
!2004
|52,212
|7,674,153
|175,850
|-
!2005
|50,735
|7,045,806
|152,407
|-
!2006
|52,935
|7,071,037
|135,607
|-
!2007
|58,119
|7,403,262
|126,947
|-
!2008
|59,575
|7,202,117
|113,710
|-
!2009
|61,171
|6,870,157
|105,320
|-
!2010
|62,225
|8,160,546
|119,390
|-
!2011
|66,525
|8,749,153
|126,710
|-
!2012
|71,713
|9,196,090
|121,256
|-
!2013
|77,665
|9,671,381
|116,185
|-
!2014
|78,646
|10,378,867
|123,242
|-
!2015
|87,709
|12,382,150
|146,694
|-
!2016
|99,358
|14,900,815
|185,472
|-
!2017
|107,363
|16,403,541
|186,471
|-
!2018
|110,924
|'''17,064,613'''
|183,507
|-
!2019
|'''111,276'''
|16,931,023
|171,953
|-
!2020
|53,150
|7,235,652
|48,250
|-
!2021
|57,694
|8,859,304
|36,010
|-
!2022
|61,733
|10,027,097
|55,555
|-
!2023
|82,185
|13,694,710
|113,703
|-
!2024
|94,870
|15,752,458
|146,816
|-
| colspan="4" |''Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Air Traffic Statistics|url=https://www.airport.kr/co/en/cpr/statisticOfLocalAirport.do|url-status=live|access-date=23 July 2023|website=Incheon International Airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114133303/https://www.airport.kr/co/en/cpr/statisticOfLocalAirport.do |archive-date=2020-01-14 }}</ref>
|}

===Top carriers===
In 2024, the ten carriers with the largest percentage of passengers flying into, out of, or through Gimhae International Airport are as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ '''Top carriers (2024)'''
|-
! Rank
! Carrier
! Domestic<br />passengers
! International<br />passengers
! Total
! %
|-
| 1
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Air Busan]]
| 2,578,382
| 2,784,308
| 5,362,690
| 34.04%
|-
| 2
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Jeju Air]]
| 1,112,222
| 1,645,376
| 2,757,598
| 17.51%
|-
| 3
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Korean Air]]
| 1,903,675
| 786,946
| 2,690,621
| 17.08%
|-
| 4
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Jin Air]]
| 870,638
| 1,389,328
| 2,259,966
| 14.35%
|-
| 5
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[VietJet Air]]
| 
| 792,974
| 792,974
| 5.03%
|-
| 6
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[T'way Air]]
| 205,060
| 233,608
| 438,668
| 2.78%
|-
| 7
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Vietnam Airlines]]
| 
| 367,743
| 367,743
| 2.78%
|-
| 8
|  {{flagdeco|ROC}} [[China Airlines]]
| 
| 220,593
| 220,593
| 1.40%
|-
| 9
| {{flagdeco|PHL}} [[Philippine Airlines]]
|
| 126,449
| 126,449
| 0.8%
|-
| 10
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Eastar Jet]]
| 76,678
| 40,735
| 117,413
| 0.7%
|-
|}

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes (2024)'''
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Top carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Jeju International Airport|Jeju]]
| 3,514,193
| [[Air Busan]], [[Eastar Jet]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Gimpo International Airport|Seoul–Gimpo]]
| 2,822,980
| [[Air Busan]], [[Eastar Jet]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[Korean Air]], [[T'way Air]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagdeco|ROK}} [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]]
| 409,482
| [[Jeju Air]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Busiest international routes (2024)'''
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Top carriers
|-
| 1
| {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Fukuoka Airport|Fukuoka]]
| 1,167,935
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
| 2
| {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]]
| 1,034,422
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[T'way Air]]
|-
| 3
| {{flagdeco|ROC}} [[Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]]
| 923,928
| [[Air Busan]], [[China Airlines]], [[Eastar Jet]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[Korean Air]], [[Tigerair Taiwan]]
|-
| 4
| {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]]
| 681,262
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
| 5
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Cam Ranh International Airport|Nha Trang]] 
| 545,479
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jin Air]], [[VietJet Air]], [[T'way Air]]
|-
| 6
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]]
| 514,320
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[VietJet Air]]
|-
| 7
| {{flagdeco|THA}}  [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]
| 475,004
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
| 8
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]] 
| 327,286
| [[VietJet Air]], [[Vietnam Airlines]]
|-
| 9
| {{flagdeco|VNM}} [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]]
| 323,548
| [[VietJet Air]], [[Vietnam Airlines]]
|-
| 10
| {{flagdeco|CHN}} [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
| 278,142
| [[China Eastern Airlines]], [[Korean Air]], [[Shanghai Airlines]], [[Spring Airlines]]
|-
| 11
| {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[New Chitose Airport|Sapporo–Chitose]]
| 256,360
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]]
|-
| 12
| {{flagdeco|PHI}} [[Mactan–Cebu International Airport|Cebu]]
| 244,010
| [[Jeju Air]], [[Jin Air]]
|-
| 13
| {{flagdeco|PHL}} [[Bohol-Panglao International Airport|Tagbilaran]]
| 182,140
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]]
|-
| 14
| {{flagdeco|SIN}} [[Changi Airport|Singapore]]
| 156,460
| [[Jeju Air]], [[Singapore Airlines]]
|-
| 15
| {{flagdeco|ROC}} [[Kaohsiung International Airport|Kaohsiung]]
| 144,008
| [[Air Busan]], [[Jeju Air]]
|-
| 16
| {{flagdeco|VIE}} [[Phu Quoc International Airport|Phu Quoc]]
| 138,164
| [[Vietjet Air]]
|-
| 17
| {{flagdeco|PHI}} [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila]]
| 126,449
| [[Philippine Airlines]]
|-
| 18
| {{flagdeco|HKG}} [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]
| 122,830
| [[Air Busan]], [[HK Express]]
|-
| 19
| {{flagdeco|CHN}} [[Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport|Qingdao]]
| 116,650
| [[Air Busan]], [[Korean Air]]
|-
| 20
| {{flagdeco|GUM}} [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Guam]]
| 115,346
| [[Jin Air]]
|-
|}

==Ground transportation==
[[File:Light Rail Gimhae Int'l Airport 02.JPG|thumb|[[Gimhae International Airport Station]]]]
[[File:Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit 1000 Series EMU.jpg|thumb|Busan-Gimhae LRT train]]

===Metro===
* [[Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit]] : [[Gimhae International Airport Station]]

===Bus===
====Airport Limousine Bus====
* '''Gimhae International Airport''' (from Airport to Busan station) International Terminal - Domestic Terminal - [[Jagalchi Station|Jagalchi]] (Chungmudong) 
* '''Gimhae International Airport''' (from Busan Station to Airport) - Airport (International Terminal) 
* '''Gimhae International Airport''' (International Terminal) - Domestic Terminal - Yangwoon middle school

====Regional Bus====
* 1009 : Geumgok-dong ↔ '''Gimhae Airport''' ↔ Gadeok-do Sunchang 
* 307 : '''Gimhae Airport''' ↔ [[Haeundae District|Haeundae]] 
* Gangseo No. 11 : Ulman ↔ '''Gimhae Int'l Airport''' ↔ [[Deokcheon station]] (Gupo Market)
* Gangseo No. 13 : [[Hadan Station (Busan)|Hadan]] ↔ '''Gimhae Int'l Airport''' ↔ [[Deokcheon station]] (Deokcheon JCT)

====Intercity Bus====
Masan, [[Changwon]], Jinhae, Jangyu, [[Gimhae]], [[Pohang]], [[Gyeongju]], [[Gumi, North Gyeongsang|Gumi]], Dongdaegu, [[Ulsan]], Eonyang, [[Yangsan]], Gohyeon, Okpo, Jangseungpo

==Incidents and accidents==
*On January 31, 2001, a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40]], operating as [[Japan Airlines Flight 958]] was en route from Gimhae to [[Narita International Airport]] and narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with another Japan Airlines plane over Yaizu in Suruga Bay. All 250 people on the DC-10 were uninjured.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
*On April 15, 2002, a [[Boeing 767-200ER]], operating as [[Air China Flight 129]] from [[Beijing Capital International Airport]] to Busan, crashed into a hill while trying to land at Gimhae during inclement weather, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
*On 28 January 2025, an [[Airbus A321-200]] operating as [[Air Busan Flight 391]], caught fire before takeoff at Gimhae en route to [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], resulting in seven injuries and the evacuation of all 176 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2025 |title=No. of injured victims from Busan airplane fire rises to 7, all with minor injuries |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10408402 |access-date=29 January 2025 |website=The Korea Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Airbus A321-231 HL7763, Tuesday 28 January 2025 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/473924 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gimhae Air Base]]
* [[Transportation in South Korea]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Gimhae International Airport}}
*[https://www.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/index.do Gimhae International Airport English homepage]

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