Gimhae International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Busan, Busan-gwangyeoksi (Busan Metropolitan City) (South Korea)

IATA: PUS ICAO: RKPK

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

6 ft

2 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.1795°, 128.9380°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#779 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (South Korea)

#3 of 4 in KR

#3 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PUS in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #779 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #3 in South Korea.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PUS lies at 2 m (6 ft), #642 of 650 published airports by elevation and 1.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 35 ft below the South Korea median (41 ft, 4 airports); CJU is highest at 118 ft, 112 ft higher than PUS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of PUS. Nearest published airport: Jeju International Airport (CJU), 157 NM, 10,433 ft (66 ft shorter than PUS); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

PUS runways: 18R/36L 10,499 × 197 ft concrete (con); 18L/36R 9,007 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 4 in South Korea; ICN leads by 2,624 ft (13,123 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18R/36L	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18L/36R	9,007 ft (2745 m / 2.745 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →