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Muan–Gwangju Expressway
Muan–Gwangju Expressway () also known as 12th Expressway is an expressway in South Korea connecting Muan County to Gwangju. Formerly, this route designated as part of the Olympic Expressway (South Korea), Olympic Expressway but on January 3, 2008, it was separated into two segments that shared the same designation number with Gwangju-Daegu Expressway. History * November 8, 2007: Muan Airport IC - Naju IC (30.4 km) opened. * May 28, 2008: Naju IC - Unsu IC (11 km) opened. * September 29, 2009: West Gwangsan IC opened. 2009년 9월 29일. Compositions ; Lanes * All section: 4 lanes ; Length * 41.35 km ; Speed limit * 100 km/h Major ...
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Muan County
Muan County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of South Jeolla following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location in Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. Muan International Airport was opened here and will eventually replace the airport in Gwangju (it already replaced Mokpo Airport). Modern history On 1 January 1963, several villages (ri in Korean) were incorporated into Mokpo city and huge reorganization was made by the South Korean government. In 1979, Muan township was promoted to a township (eup of South Korea). In 1980, Illo was also promoted into a township. On 29 December 2024, a Jeju Air Boeing 737–800 passenger aircraft operating as Flight 2216 overshot the runway at Muan International Airport and crashed into a barrier. Out of the 181 occupants, 179 people (all 175 passengers and 4 of 6 crew members) were confirmed to have been killed and at least two were injured in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
