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Gadeokdo (Korean: 가덕도) is an island of Busan, South Korea. Gadeokdo is the largest island of Busan. It is connected to the mainland by the Gadeok Bridge and Nulchagyo Bridge. It is connected to Geojedo by the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link.
In April 2022, plans for a new airport were announced.[1] The plans included construction of the Gadeok Island Airport, which will be South Korea's first floating airport and will be located both on the land and sea off Gadeokdo[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Chang, Dong-woo (2023-11-30). "Gov't to launch public corporation for airport development on Busan's Gadeok Island". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Oh, Seok-min (2022-04-26). "S. Korea seeks to build new Busan airport as country's first 'floating airport'". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Lee, Ho-Jeong (2023-03-14). "Completion of new Busan airport fast-tracked to 2029". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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