Mokpo Airport was an airport in Mokpo

Mokpo

Mokpo is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea...

, South Korea

South Korea

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 . In 2006, 16,909 passengers utilized the airport.http://kac.airport.co.kr/eng/airnat/airstat/act_airport_view.jsp This airport was closed when the nearby Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport Revised Romanization of Korean; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the cities of Gwangju and...

 opened in November 2007.

Overview

Mokpo Airport opened as a stopover between Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

-Jeju

Jeju City

Jeju is the capital of Jeju province in South Korea and the largest city on the island of Jeju. Its geographical location is . The city is served by Jeju International Airport ....

 in 1969 but closed in 1972. Twenty years later, Mokpo Airport opened again and several airplanes took off and landed. There were six daily flights to Seoul, two to Jeju, and one to Busan.

Problems associated with this airport include a narrow runway as well as frequent misty weather. Additionally, there were fewer customers after the opening of the Seohaean Expressway

Seohaean Expressway

The Seohaean Expressway, meaning "West Coast Expressway", is a freeway in South Korea, connecting Mokpo to Seoul.-See also:* Roads and expressways in South Korea* Transportation in South Korea* List of Korea-related topics-External links:...

. These were among the reasons that the airport was closed in 2007.

Accidents and incidents

• On 26 July 1993, an Asiana Airlines
  Asiana Airlines
  Asiana Airlines Inc. is one of South Korea's two major airlines, along with Korean Air. Asiana has its headquarters in Asiana Town in Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul...
  
   Flight 733
  Asiana Airlines Flight 733
  Asiana Air Flight 733 was an Asiana Airlines passenger flight between Seoul, South Korea and Mokpo that crashed into Mt. Ungeo at 800 feet on July 26, 1993...
  
   Boeing 737-500
  Boeing 737 Classic
  The Boeing 737 Classic is the name given to the -300/-400/-500 series of the Boeing 737 following the introduction of the -600/-700/-800/-900 series. They are short- to medium- range, narrow-body jet airliners produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Classic series was introduced as the 'new...
  
   (HL7229) struck high ground in poor weather about four kilometres from the runway in Mokpo
  Mokpo
  Mokpo is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea...
  
  while it was making its third attempt at landing. 2 of the 6 crew members and 66 of the 110 passengers were killed.