An aerial view of a brand new joint civilian-military airport within the so-called TK area, which incorporates Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province / Courtesy of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Korea will construct a brand new airport within the southeastern area, marking the primary time a civilian and a army airport can be relocated concurrently, the land ministry stated Friday.
Underneath the plan, the federal government will make investments 2.7 trillion gained ($1.8 billion) to assemble a joint civilian-military airport within the so-called TK area, which incorporates Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.
Daegu Worldwide Airport and a army airport within the metropolis can be relocated to the brand new web site within the close by counties of Uiseong and Gunwi, the ministry stated.
“The brand new TK Airport will not be a typical social infrastructure mission,” stated Shin Yoon-geun, a ministry official, including that it’s going to function a catalyst for brand new development engines and assist the area overcome the chance of inhabitants decline.
The brand new facility can be considerably bigger than the present Daegu Worldwide Airport, with the location roughly 7.8 instances greater and the passenger terminal about 4.5 instances bigger.
The brand new airport web site will cowl 1.34 million sq. meters, with a passenger terminal spanning 123,650 sq. meters.
To forestall redundant funding in amenities used collectively by civilians and the army, the ministry plans to proceed with an built-in design and building method.
The federal government earlier deliberate the opening of the airport for 2030.
