Gimhae City to Hold Briefing Session on 'Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Project'

September 12th, 3 PM, Jangyu 2-dong Administrative Welfare Center

Gimhae City in Gyeongnam Province will hold a residents' briefing session on the basic plan (draft) for the construction project of Gadeokdo New Airport at 3 p.m. on the 12th.

The city announced that the briefing session is being held to inform residents about the basic plan for the Gadeokdo New Airport construction project established by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on August 24 and to hear their opinions.

According to the city, the residents' briefing session will be hosted by the Ministry of Land's Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Promotion Team and will take place at the Jangyu 3-dong Administrative Welfare Center.

Perspective view of Gadeokdo New Airport. [Image provided by Gimhae City Hall, Gyeongnam]

According to the basic plan (draft), the implementers of the Gadeokdo New Airport construction project are the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Corporation, the Busan Regional Land Management Office, and the Korea Rail Network Authority.

The total area of the planned airport development site is 6.67 km², with a total project cost of 14.2637 trillion KRW. Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2024, aiming for the airport to open in December 2029.

The main facilities to be developed include one runway 3.5 km long and 45 m wide, a passenger terminal covering 200,680 m², a cargo terminal covering 17,200 m², a parking lot with a capacity for 10,718 vehicles, a 9.3 km four-lane access road, and a 16.5 km double-track railway.

The basic direction of the Gadeokdo New Airport construction project is to build an airport that operates 24 hours a day, establishing a complex-quattro port for logistics and passengers, and to revitalize the airport economic zone through air-sea integrated air logistics linked with Busan New Port.

The plan also includes the construction and operation of a safe smart airport applying advanced technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital twin, as well as building a low-carbon and eco-friendly airport that harmonizes with Gadeokdo’s marine ecology and natural environment.

The basic plan report (draft) for the Gadeokdo New Airport construction project, which contains detailed project plans, will be available for viewing at the Urban Planning Division on the 5th floor of the Annex Happy Civil Service Building at Gimhae City Hall from the 12th to the 19th, during which period opinions can be submitted.

A city official said, “Many Gimhae citizens are likely to have a strong interest in the national project of constructing Gadeokdo New Airport,” and added, “We hope that many will actively participate in this briefing session.”

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