Daegu International Airport
Daegu International Airport
Daegu International Airport (IATA: TAE, ICAO: RKTN) is an international airport serving the city of Daegu and the surrounding area in southeastern South Korea. The airport is also a military base for the ROKAF's 11th Fighter Wing, whose three squadrons fly the F-15K.
Location
35.894°N, 128.657°E · 35 m s. n. m. (116 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 4
Tower
Ground
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Daegu International Airport was originally established under Japanese rule as Taegu Airfield on 31 January 1937.
Korean War
At the outbreak of the Korean War, the airfield consisted of a dirt and gravel runway and two concrete buildings. The airfield was designated by the USAF as K-2.
The airfield was used as part of the Bout One project, an emergency program to train Republic of Korea Air Force pilots to fly the P-51 Mustang. The Bout One planes provided close air support to the U.S. 24th Infantry Division through July 1950. On 10 July 1950, the Bout One force was re-designated as the 51st Fighter Squadron, and was merged into the 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 4 August.
The existing dirt and gravel runway was improved by the 822nd Engineer Aviation Battalion beginning on 18 July, and the Battalion subsequently began preparations for a parallel 5,000 foot (1,500 m) PSP (perforated steel planks) runway on 7 August.
USAF units based at Taegu from July–August 1950 included:
18th Fighter-Bomber Group, from July–August 1950, subordinate units included:
12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron operating F-51 from 15 July 1950
51st Fighter Squadron (Provisional) from 10 July–August 4, 1950
6002nd Air Base Squadron from July–8 August 1950
6147th Tactical Control Squadron (Airborne) operating T-6 Mosquitos from 1 August–September 6, 1950
6149th Air Base Unit from August 1950
Taegu Airfield was abandoned following the North Korean attack on Taegu in mid-August 1950, but USAF units began reoccupying the base by 23 September 1950. The 822nd Battalion had returned to Taegu on 17 September and soon resurfaced the original dirt and gravel runway with PSP and extended its length to 5,700 feet (1,700 m).
USAF units based at Taegu from September 1950 included:
49th Fighter-Bomber Group operating F-80s from 1 October 1950. This was the first jet unit to be based in Korea. Subordinate units included:
7th Fighter-Bomber Squadron from 28 September
8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron from 29 September
9th Fighter-Bomber Squadron from 29 September
543rd Tactical Support Group from 26 September, subordinate units included:
8th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photo-Jet operating RF-80s from 2 October
162nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photo from 8 October
363rd Reconnaissance Technical Squadron from 4 October
In May 1951, the 930th Engineer Aviation Group began repair work on the PSP runway and commenced construction of a 9,000 feet (2,700 m) concrete runway.
Postwar
Airlines operating here · 11
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Daegu International Airport (TAE). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TAE
MLA
“Daegu International Airport (TAE).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TAE. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Daegu International Airport (TAE).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TAE.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Daegu International Airport (TAE). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TAE (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Daegu International Airport (TAE)}},
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}Wikipedia
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