Airports / South Korea / TAE
Daegu International Airport
RKTN / TAEDaegu, South KoreaELEV 116 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Daegu International Airport, listed as RKTN / TAE, is a large commercial airport in Daegu, South Korea. Field elevation is 116 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list TAE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) (KPO, 38 nm), Ulsan Airport (USN, 38 nm), and Gimhae International Airport (PUS, 45 nm).
Trip costs from TAE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TAE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RKTN
IATA
TAE
FAA / Local
RKTN
Elevation
116 ft
Coordinates
35.8944° N · 128.6570° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Korea fields
state range 6–1,171 ft
At 116 ft, TAE sits higher than 65% 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.
- 38nmKPOPohang Airport (G-815/K-3)Pohang
- 38nmUSNUlsan AirportUlsan
- 45nmPUSGimhae International AirportBusan
- 47nmYECYecheon AirbaseYecheon-ri
- 56nmHINSacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon
- 75nmCJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju
Location
Open the full mapRKTN · Daegu International Airport · Daegu, South Korea