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24-hour operations; a 3,500-meter runway; a passenger- and logistics-oriented airport in southern Korea

(Offshore location) Like Incheon International Airport, the offshore site minimizes noise impacts and enables continuous services.
(International aviation network role) Schedules optimized for destination time zones are projected to underpin the airport’s purpose as a hub for international airlines. Expanded nighttime freight movements will further enhance efficiency.

(Long-distance flight capability) Runway length is a primary determination of an airport’s scale and functionality. Gadeokdo New Airport will accommodate the capacity to handle high volumes of travel and cargo on long-haul routes to the Americas and Europe.

(Multiple-gateway structure) As a passenger- and logistics-focused southern gateway, Gadeokdo New Airport can serve as an alternative to Incheon International Airport in emergencies and absorb future demand commensurate to a top-10 global economy.
▹ Annual savings: 718.3 billion won from reduced visits to Incheon for Yeongnam residents; 44.9 billion won associated with cargo processing in the Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam area

A bridgehead for municipal-level economic dynamism, shared growth in the southern region, and balanced national development

(Historic project in Busan) 15.9 trillion won, approximately twice the North Port Redevelopment Project (Phases 1 & 2; 6.9 trillion won)
(Largest airport establishment since Incheon International Airport) A core cohesive asset bolstering balanced national development
(Preferential participation of local firms) Joint advancement of related industries and companies via involvement in building the airport, proximate neighborhoods, and transit corridors

(Supply chain management) Launch of an international multimodal transportation platform by uniting, for the first time in Korea, a world-class port (Busan New Port: 2nd in transshipment; 7th in cargo throughput) with a gateway airport
(Emerging sectors) Air logistics infrastructure to foster and draw on foresight engines in the vicinity, such as biotechnology, semiconductors, value-added components, and aviation
(Business) Increased connectivity to attract domestic and foreign corporate headquarters and branches and catalyze investment in tourism, exhibitions, healthcare, finance, and R&D

(Airport city initiative) A nexus for business, tourism, conventions, commerce, and logistics by way of a comprehensive alignment around the airport and adjacent districts
(Shared growth in the southern region) Reinforced competitiveness of the nation’s southern industrial belt as a result of improved global reach