Gadeokdo () is an island of

Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...

, South Korea. Gadeokdo is the largest island of Busan. It is connected to the mainland by the Gadeok Bridge and Nulcha Bridge. It is connected to

Geojedo Geojedo (), or Geoje Island, is the principal island of Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is joined to land by two bridges from nearby Tongyeong. Gohyeon is the largest town on the island. Geojedo covers an area of , the second l ...

by the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link. In April 2022, plans for a new airport were announced. The plans included construction of the

Gadeok Island Airport Gadeok Island New Airport () is a planned international airport currently under construction on Gadeokdo, an island of Busan, Gyeongnam, South Korea. Upon completion, the airport will replace functions of Gimhae International Airport, includin ...

, which will be South Korea's first

floating airport A floating airport is an airport built and situated on a very large floating structure (VLFS) located many miles out at sea utilizing a flotation type of device or devices such as pneumatic stabilized platform (PSP) technology. As the populat ...

and will be located both on the land and sea off Gadeokdo

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Islands of Busan Gangseo District, Busan {{island-stub