Airports / South Korea / KPO
Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3)
RKTH / KPOPohang, South KoreaELEV 70 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ulsan Airport (USN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (RKTH / KPO) sits in Pohang, South Korea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 70 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KPO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ulsan Airport (USN, 24 nm), Daegu International Airport (TAE, 38 nm), and Gimhae International Airport (PUS, 54 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KPO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KPO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
RKTH
IATA
KPO
FAA / Local
RKTH
Elevation
70 ft
Coordinates
35.9880° N · 129.4204° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Korea fields
state range 6–1,171 ft
At 70 ft, KPO sits higher than 52% of the 23 South Korea fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 24nmUSNUlsan AirportUlsan
- 38nmTAEDaegu International AirportDaegu
- 54nmPUSGimhae International AirportBusan
- 65nmYECYecheon AirbaseYecheon-ri
- 85nmHINSacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon
- 97nmJWOJungwon Air Base/Chungju AirportGimseang-ro
Location
Open the full mapRKTH · Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) · Pohang, South Korea