Yeouido Airport 여의도비행장 | |
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Summary | |
Airport type | Defunct |
Operator | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (1916–1929?) Japanese Governor-General of Korea Department of Posts and Telecommunications (1929? – 1945?) U.S. Fifth Air Force (1945? – 1958) Republic of Korea Air Force (1958–1971) |
Serves | Seoul Capital Area |
Location | Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, South Korea |
Opened | 1916 |
Closed | 1971 |
Passenger services ceased | 1958 |
Coordinates | 37°31′33″N 126°55′19″E / 37.52583°N 126.92194°E |
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Location in modern Seoul | |
Yeouido Airport | |
Hangul | 여의도비행장 |
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Hanja | 汝矣島飛行場 |
Revised Romanization | Yeouido Bihaengjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏŭido Pihaengjang |
Yeouido Airport (Korean: 여의도비행장) was an international airport in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. It operated as an international airport from 1929 to 1958, and thereafter as a military base until 1971.