Yeouido Airport
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 Metropolitan Area |
| Location | Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, South Korea |
| Opened | October 1916 |
| Closed | February 1971 |
| Passenger services ceased | January 30, 1958 |
| Coordinates | 37°31′33″N 126°55′19″E / 37.52583°N 126.92194°E |
| Maps | |
Location in modern Seoul | |
Yeouido Airport Location in modern South Korea Yeouido Airport Yeouido Airport (Asia) Yeouido Airport Yeouido Airport (Earth) | |
| Demolished in 1971, the site is now part of Yeouido Park, KBS headquarters and MBC headquarters. | |
| Yeouido Airport | |
| Hangul | 여의도비행장 |
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| Hanja | 汝矣島飛行場 |
| RR | Yeouido bihaengjang |
| MR | 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. The former airport has been redeveloped into a business district and Yeouido Park.