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Gimpo International Airport ((朝鮮語:김포국제공항) (:kimpʰoɡuktɕ͈eɡoŋhaŋ)), commonly known as Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport), is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Central District of Seoul. Gimpo was the main international airport for Seoul and South Korea before being replaced by Incheon International Airport in 2001. In 2014, 21,566,946 passengers used the airport, making it the third largest airport in Korea, as it has been surpassed by Jeju International Airport. The airport is located south of the Han River in western Seoul. (The name "Gimpo" comes from the nearby city of Gimpo, of which the airport used to be a part.) On 29 November 2003, scheduled services between Gimpo and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) in Tokyo, Japan began. Services to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport started on 28 October 2007. Services to Kansai International Airport In Osaka, Japan started on 26 October 2008. Services to Beijing Capital International Airport started on 1 July 2011.〔(• Gimpo-Beijing air route to open in July ). South Korea News (26 April 2011). Retrieved on 12 July 2013.〕 Services to Taipei Songshan Airport started on 30 April 2012. 〔(• Songshan to begin direct flights to Gimpo in Seoul ). Taipei Times (30 April 2012). Retrieved on 6 March 2015.〕 Airlines that formerly served Gimpo but no longer fly to Korea are listed: Air New Zealand, Ansett Australia (ceased operation), Continental Airlines (merged into United), Iberia Airlines, Japan Air System (merged into Japan Airlines), Kuwait Airways, Lauda Air (merged into Austrian), Qantas (now cargo only), Saudia, Continental Micronesia (former Continental Airlines subsidiary), Swissair (ceased operation), VASP (ceased operation), and Pan Am (Pacific routes sold to United before PanAm's dissolution). == Airlines and Destinations == Gimpo Airport primarily serves domestic and limited international flights to Japan, Taiwan, and China. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gimpo International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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