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Seoul Gimpo International Airport

Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi (Seoul Special City) (South Korea)
IATA: GMP ICAO: RKSS
Longest Active Runway
11,811 ft
3,600 meters
Field Elevation
59 ft
18 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
37.5583°, 126.7910°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#2 in South Korea
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#387 Worldwide
Top 5.2% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5747 MSL
Top 79.0% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+18.1%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Seoul Gimpo International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,811 ft (3,600 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in South Korea and #387 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
14L/32R 11,811 ft (3600m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
14R/32L 10,499 ft (3200m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name IATA Distance Longest Runway Lighting
Incheon International Airport (Seoul) ICN 17.1 NM (31.7 km) 13,123 ft ✅ Lighted

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/gmp.json ↗