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Mokpo Airport

Mokpo Airport was an airport in Mokpo

Mokpo

Mokpo is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea ....
, South Korea

South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
. In 2006, 16,909 passengers utilized the airport. This airport was closed when Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport Revised Romanization of Korean; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do....
opened in Nov 2007.

o airport opened as a stopover between Seoul

Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
-Jeju

Jeju City

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Mokpo Airport was an airport in Mokpo

Mokpo

South Korea

Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport Revised Romanization of Korean; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do....
opened in Nov 2007.

Overview

Mokpo airport opened as a stopover between Seoul

Seoul

Jeju City

Jeju is the capital of Jeju-do in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Its geographical location is . The city is served by Jeju International Airport ....
in 1969 but closed in 1972. 20 years later, Mokpo airport opened again and several airplanes took off and landed. To Seoul 6 times, to Jeju twice, and to Busan once daily.

However, its glide is narrow and misty weather is quite often. Additionally, the customers were getting lessened after opening of Seohaean Expressway

Seohaean Expressway

The Seohaean Expressway, meaning "West Coast Expressway", is a freeway in South Korea, connecting Mokpo to Seoul....
. Muan international airport opened in 11, 2007 and Gimpo-Mokpo was transferred to Muan. As a matter of fact, the role of Mokpo airport ended.

Accidents and incidents

On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airlines
Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines is an airline based in Seoul, South Korea and is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air.Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance and operates services to 12 domestic destinations and 82 international destinations in 21 countries worldwide....
Flight 733
Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Asiana Air Flight 733 was a flight service run by Asiana Airlines between Gimpo International Airport, South Korea and Mokpo Airport. On July 26 1993, a Boeing 737-5L9 with registration number HL7229 crashed into Mt....
B737-500 (HL7229) struck high ground in poor weather about four kilometres from the runway in Mokpo
Mokpo

Mokpo is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea ....
while it was making its third attempt at landing. 2 of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.