Gonghang-dong is a ''
dong'', neighbourhood of
Gangseo-gu in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. The name ''gonghang'' literally means "airport," which is due to
Gimpo Airport
Gimpo International Airport (), commonly known as Gimpo Airport , formerly rendered in English as Kimpo International Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Central District of Seoul. Gimpo was the main interna ...
(김포공항, ) located in the area.
Korean Air
Korean Air Co., Ltd. (), operating as Korean Air (Korean Air Lines before 1984), is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size, international destinations and international flights.
The present-day Korean Air ...
's headquarters, Korean Airport Service, Ltd., and Air Total Service are located in Gonghang-dong.
In addition, the former headquarters of the
Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board
The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB, ko, 항공ㆍ철도사고조사위원회) is an agency of the South Korean government that investigates aviation and railway accidents, subservient to the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc ...
is in Gonghang-dong. The facility once housed the headquarters of the predecessor agency
Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board
The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board (KAIB, 항공사고조사위원회) was a South Korean agency that investigated aviation accidents and incidents. Around 2005 its headquarters were in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, near Gimpo In ...
. The headquarters of the ARAIB agency are now in
Sejong City.
History
The region was originally called Songjeongri(松亭里) during the Joseon dynasty because of its thick pine trees.
In 1914, the region merged with neighboring Nuleori(訥語里) and Soyulri(小栗里) to form Songjeongri under Kimpo.
From 1963, the place was renamed as gonghangdong to reflect that it has an airport(gonghang means airport in korean).
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
South Korea is made up of 17 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 special city (''teukbyeolsi'' ), 1 special self-governing city (''teukbyeol-jachisi'' ), and 9 provinces ('' do'' ), including one ...
References
External links
Gangseo-gu mapat the Gangseo-gu official website
Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
Neighbourhoods of Gangseo District, Seoul
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