Editing Transport in South Korea (section)

===Airports===
{{See also|List of airports in South Korea}}
Construction of South Korea's largest airport, [[Incheon International Airport]], was completed in 2001, in time for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. By 2007, the airport was serving 30 million passengers a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport.kr/notice/NoticeView.iia?functioncode=46&bulletinid=5049|title=Incheon International Airport celebrates its eighth year|publisher=Incheon International Airport Corp.|access-date=2005-05-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224233804/http://www.airport.kr/notice/NoticeView.iia?functioncode=46&bulletinid=5049|archive-date=2010-12-24}}</ref> The airport has been selected as the "Best Airport Worldwide" for four consecutive years since 2005 by [[Airports Council International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport.kr/notice/NoticeView.iia?functioncode=46&bulletinid=4994|title=Incheon International Airport, Best Airport Worldwide for 4 Years Straight|publisher=Incheon International Airport Corp.|access-date=2005-05-20}}</ref>

Seoul is also served by [[Gimpo International Airport]] (formerly Kimpo International Airport).  International routes mainly serve [[Incheon International Airport|Incheon]], while domestic services mainly use [[Gimpo Airport|Gimpo]].  Other major airports are in [[Gimhae Airport|Busan]] and [[Jeju Airport|Jeju]].

There are 103 airports in [[South Korea]] (1999 est.) and these may be classified as follows.

'''Airports with paved runways:'''
<br />''total:''
67
<br />''over 3,047 m:''
1
<br />''2,438 to 3,047 m:''
18
<br />''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
15
<br />''914 to 1,523 m:''
13
<br />''under 914 m:''
20 (1999 est.)

'''Airports with unpaved runways:'''
<br />''total:''
36
<br />''over 3,047 m:''
1
<br />''914 to 1,523 m:''
3
<br />''under 914 m:''
32 (1999 est.)

'''Heliports:'''
203 (1999 est.)