What time zone is PUS in?

PUS is in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+9.

How many passengers use PUS?

16,949,787 passengers in 2025, according to Korea Airports Corporation.

Gimhae International Airport opened in 1976.

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PUS — Gimhae International Airport

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Large airport in Busan, South Korea.

IATA code: PUS
ICAO code: RKPK
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 16,949,787; 2025
Nonstop routes: 7; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+9; Asia/Seoul
Elevation: 2 m; 7 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,200 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with P

About PUS

Gimhae International Airport is a large airport serving Busan, South Korea. It opened in 1976 and is run by Korea Airports Corporation and Republic of Korea Air Force. 16,949,787 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from PUS.

Wikidata (CC0) · Korea Airports Corporation. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from PUS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
PUS → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	338 km	214,422 (6 mo)
PUS → GUM	Hagåtña, Guam	2,883 km	90,464
PUS → SPN	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	2,784 km	1,113
PUS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,635 km	516
PUS → DTW	Detroit, United States	10,828 km	262
PUS → SEA	Seattle, United States	8,440 km	262
PUS → BOS	Boston, United States	11,182 km	241

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at PUS on flights to and from the US

LJ Jin Air · 658 flights
KE Korean Air Lines · 309 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
USN	Ulsan Airport	Ulsan, South Korea	59 km
HIN	Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base	Sacheon, South Korea	79 km
TAE	Daegu International Airport	Daegu, South Korea	83 km
KPO	Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)	Pohang, South Korea	100 km
TSJ	Tsushima Airport	Tsushima, Japan	106 km
RSU	Yeosu Airport	Yeosu, South Korea	126 km

Distance from PUS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
PUS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,215 km	—
PUS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	7,012 km	—
PUS → CDG	Paris, France	9,284 km	—
PUS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	8,902 km	—
PUS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,277 km	—
PUS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8,907 km	—
PUS → JFK	New York, United States	11,294 km	—
PUS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	11,635 km	516
PUS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,642 km	—
PUS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	4,550 km	—
PUS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	986 km	—
PUS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	7,343 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
18R/36L	3,200 m	60 m	Concrete	Yes
18L/36R	2,745 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Busan, Busan-gwangyeoksi (Busan Metropolitan City), South Korea · 35.1795, 128.9380

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Gimhae International Airport has the IATA code PUS and the ICAO code RKPK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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