Sacheon Airport

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.

Sacheon Airport 사천공항
IATA: HIN ICAO: RKPS
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation Republic of Korea Air Force
Serves	Sacheon Jinju
Location	Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Opened	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Built	1 November 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-01)
Elevation AMSL	8 m / 26 ft
Coordinates	35°05′18.75″N 128°04′13.33″E
Website	www.airport.co.kr/sacheoneng
Map
HIN/RKPS Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete 06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 219,289 Aircraft Movements 1,937 Cargo Tonnage 867
Source:airport.kr.com[1]

Sacheon Airport
Hangul	사천공항
Hanja	泗川空港
Revised Romanization	Sacheon Gonghang
McCune–Reischauer	Sach'ŏn Konghang

History

Korean War

Two 366th Tactical Fighter Wing EF-111 Ravens taxi at Sacheon during Exercise Team Spirit '85

During the Korean War the USAF designated the base K-4. The Base was used as part of the USAF's Bout One project to train South Korean pilots to fly the F-51 in 1950. The ROKAF 10th Fighter Wing was formed at the base in 1951.

Postwar

The Republic of Korea Air Force operates from Sacheon using trainers and testbed aircraft at Jinju, which is home to the Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Command since 1998. Hangars for the trainers are found on the north and south sides of the airport.

• 3rd Flight Training Wing
  • 213th Flight Training Squadron
  • 215th Flight Training Squadron
  • 217th Flight Training Squadron
  • 236th Flight Training Squadron
• Air Force Test & Evaluation Wing (formerly 52nd Test Evaluation Group)
  • 281st Flight Test Squadron
• Air Force Basic Military Training Wing
• Air Force Aviation Science High School
• Air Force 1st Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)
• Air Force 2nd Logistics School (formerly Air Force Technical School)

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Jin Air	Seoul–Gimpo[2]
Korean Air	Jeju[3]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at HIN airport. See Wikidata query.

Air traffic statistics
	Aircraft operations	Passenger volume	Cargo tonnage
2001	6,965	815,014	3,630
2002	6,485	544,860	2,900
2003	6,314	518,115	2,770
2004	4,865	447,231	2,887
2005	3,311	315,952	1,913
2006	2,442	224,792	1,582
2007	2,235	214,214	1,246
2008	2,322	204,359	1,156
2009	2,358	187,969	958
2010	1,983	160,704	786
2011	1,826	143,483	716
2012	1,788	138,195	653
2013	1,714	116,106	604
2014	1,802	124,792	631
2015	1,814	136,512	658
2016	1,822	150,728	700
2017	1,869	178,261	761
2018	1,912	182,686	812
2019	1,937	219,289	867
2020	320	27,433	114
2021	2	105	0
2022	1,350	139,657	320
2023	1,490	189,778	475
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[4]

Transportation

Besides private cars and taxi, the airport is connected by buses(No.75 and No.95) to Jinju and Sacheon. The airport is accessed via Gonghangdero Expressway.

See also

• KAI Aerospace Museum