The South Korean government have said it will remove the concrete localizer structure that a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it had ordered plans for localizers to be placed underground or ...

The planned construction of additional regional airports in Korea is raising concerns, as many existing ones are currently operating at a loss, putting their management and passenger safety at risk.

South Korea will remove hazardous structures found near runways at seven of its 14 airports across the country, following the ...

Seven airports across the country where dangerous facilities have been found near the runway, including Muan International Airport, are going to launch a safety improvement project first. A photo ...

At approximately 9:03 a.m. on the 29th, a Jeju Air passenger plane made an emergency landing at Muan International Airport and overshot the runway, colliding with a hump-shaped localizer, causing ...

Ministry officials also said they will look into whether the Muan airport’s localizer — a concrete fence ... including in Jeju Island and the southern cities of Yeosu and Pohang, as well as airports ...

Yeosu, and Pohang-Gyeongju airports feature structures similar to Muan’s. U.S. airports such as Los Angeles International also reportedly employ comparable designs. However, Muan airport ...

Airports in Muan, Yeosu, Gwangju and Pohang-Gyeongju are equipped with concrete structures, whereas major hubs like Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport use steel structures ...

The ministry will also examine whether the Muan airport’s localiser -a concrete ... including in Jeju Island and the southern cities of Yeosu and Pohang. Officials are also looking at a possible ...