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Busan Gimhae International Airport (PUS)
Airport Information
(Busan, Republic of Korea)
Located approximately 22 km / 13 miles to the west of the south-eastern South Korean city of Busan, Gimhae International Airport (PUS) provides mainly domestic flights around the country and flights to many Asian destinations. Gimhae Airport handles over nine million passengers per year and is close to Busan's suburbs of Gangeo Sports Park, Gupo and Noksan.
The airport has recently been upgraded with additional facilities and state-of-the-art telecommunications equipment. Significant airlines at Busan Gimhae include both Asiana Airlines and Korean Air, flying to destinations such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo.
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Frequent public buses and shuttles run from Gimhae International Airport to destinations throughout Busan and neighbouring towns and cities. Services also run to the Western Express Bus Terminal, Gupo Station, Deokcheon Station and Dong-A University, which is home to more than 2,000 students and based within the Greater Busan area. Certain establishments offer hotel shuttle pick ups for guests, while taxis and limousines provide fast access to most city destinations.
Busan Gimhae International Airport (PUS) Information: History and Facilities
Gimhae International Airport began its long life in 1958 in the Gangseo-gu area, when it went by the name of the Suyong Airfield and was used for a limited number of civil flights. By the early 1960s, the number of airlines and services were increased and the airport's status elevated, being named in 1963 as the Busan International Airport.
However, by the 1970s, it was clear that the airport had outgrown its current site and a move was necessary to allow continued growth. In 1976 it was relocated to its present site and relaunched as the Gimhae International Airport (PUS). With longer runways allowing 747 jumbo jets and the latest in telecommunications equipment, the passenger numbers soared virtually overnight.
Many modernisations were made over the following years, including improvements to the cargo terminal, larger shopping areas, the addition of train ticket machines and additional parking spaces, which now total around 4,000. In 2007, a new international passenger terminal was constructed.
Shopping and eating options at Busan Gimhae Airport include well-stocked duty-free stores, such as the Dongwha, Lotte, Paradise and Shilla outlets. Also onsite is the popular Lotte Department Store, which also features its own food court area. Items bought at duty-free shops within the city of Busan can often be delivered to the airport and collected when you depart.
The Busan Gimhae Airport is also home to a good range of cafés and restaurants, serving Chinese, Western and traditional Korean dishes. A good coffee shop awaits on the third floor of the Domestic Terminal, and if you have time, be sure to pay a visit to the nearby art gallery, where many appealing paintings are displayed. Other terminal facilities include a medical centre, smoking rooms, widespread banks and cash machines, a barbershop and beauty salon.
The International Terminal features a business room on the ground floor of the building, where meeting rooms and good facilities are available. An executive lounge is also available in the same building, on the first floor.
Busan Gimhae International Airport (PUS) Information: About Busan Tourism
Busan is located on South Korea's south-east coast and is the country's second largest city after the capital, Seoul. Officially known as the Busan Metropolitan City and also often referred to as 'Pusan, the city offers a refreshing change to the chaos of Seoul and is best known for its fantastic array of quality seafood restaurants, while options for shopping and night-time entertainment are excellent.
Gimhae Airport (PUS) is close to many attractions within Busan, which include an enormous array of universities and colleges, such as both the highly acclaimed Pusan National University and also the Pukyong National University. Notable city tourist attractions include hiking on the Geumjeong Mountain, the Beomeosa and Tongdoa Buddhist temples, the natural spa of Dongnae Oncheon, shopping along Texas Street, the iconic Busan Tower, regular baseball games, and a number of beaches. Both Gwangalli Beach and Haeundae Beach are extremely popular, the latter of which is lined by a lengthy boardwalk.
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