Gonghang-dong () is a ''
dong'' (neighborhood) of
Gangseo District, Seoul
Gangseo District (; ) is one of the 25 districts (''gu'') of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the south side of the Han River. South Korea's third busiest airport, Gimpo International Airport, is located in Gonghang-dong, where many fli ...
, South Korea. The name ''gonghang'' literally means "airport", which is due to
Gimpo International Airport
Gimpo International Airport , sometimes referred to as Seoul–Gimpo International Airport but formerly rendered in English as Kimpo International Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Jung District, Seoul, cen ...
located in the area.
Korean Air
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (KAL; ) is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size, international destinations, and international flights. It is owned by the Hanjin, Hanjin Group.
The present-day Korean Air tra ...
'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, ) is an agency of the South Korean government that investigates aviation and railway accidents, subservient to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and headquart ...
is in Gonghang-dong. The facility once housed the headquarters of the predecessor agency
Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board. The headquarters of the ARAIB agency are now in
Sejong City
Sejong or Sejong City (; ), officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (), is a List of special cities of South Korea, special self-governing city and the ''de facto'' administrative capital of South Korea.
Sejong was founded in 2007 as the ...
.
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 22 first-tier administrative divisions: 6 List of special cities of South Korea#Position in hierarchy and types, metropolitan cities (''gwangyeoksi'' ), 1 List of special cities of South Korea, special city (''teukbyeo ...
References
External links
Gangseo-gu mapat the Gangseo-gu official website
Resident offices of Gangseo-gu
Neighborhoods of Gangseo District, Seoul
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