Far East - Gimpo, KR

[graham]

In between the two stints at Incheon on Sunday 8th, we spent just over 2 hours at Gimpo, as Gimpo is predominantly used for domestic flights the only non Korean seen was a solitary China Airlines B737, B-18605.

Other the Korean airliners the following were logged

Air Busan
A321s HL7753 HL8213

Asiana
A321s HL7738 HL7594 HL7729 HL7763 HL7789 HL7767
A330s HL7747 HL7754 HL8282

Eastar
B737s HL8022 HL8028 HL8205

Jeju Air
B737s HL8239 HL8260 HL8031 HL8262 HL8296

Jin Air
B737s HL7567 HL7743

Korean Air
B720 HL7402 (ground trainer)
A300s HL7240 HL7241 (both WFU)
B737s HL7566 HL7568 HL7717 HL7718 HL7724 HL7725 HL7757 HL7758 HL7785
B747s HL7494
B777s HL7733 HL7734 HL7750

T-Way
B737s HL8021 HL8030 HL8253


In addition, Gimpo also acts as the "biz" and GA airport for Seoul were the following we logged.

BBJs HL7227 HL7759 HL8270 HL8290
Gs550s HL8200 HL8288
Ce172s HL1150 HL1163 HL1164
Pa34 HL2039
+ around another 30 GA aircraft which defied identification.

Finally, Gimpo also has a small Korean Coast Guard station where the following were noted
B701 Challenger 604
B706 CASA 235-100MPA

As usual photo's are on my piwigo site.

Graham

[graham]

A check-in time before the first departure / arrivals occured on Monday 9th meant that nothing was logged from the hotel and once airside at Gimpo there are limited views to be had.  Saying that the following werer logged whilst waiting by the gate and then on taxi out on our flight to Beijing

HL5234 LET L-410 UVP-E20 Ace Air
HL7745 Airbus A320 232 Air Busan
HL7711 Airbus A321 231 Air Busan
HL7517 Boeing 737 48E Air Busan
B-5172 Boeing 737 NG 8Q8 Air China
JA784A Boeing 777 381ER All Nippon Airways
HL7738 Airbus A320 232 Asiana Airlines
HL7762 Airbus A320 232 Asiana Airlines
HL7769 Airbus A320 232 Asiana Airlines
HL7729 Airbus A321 231 Asiana Airlines
HL7789 Airbus A321 231 Asiana Airlines
HL8282 Airbus A330 323E Asiana Airlines
HL8207 Boeing 737 NG 73V Eastar Jet
HL8028 Boeing 737 NG 8BK Eastar Jet
JA651J Boeing 767 346ER Japan Airlines
HL7780 Boeing 737 NG 85F Jeju Air
HL8031 Boeing 737 NG 8GJ/W Jeju Air
HL7566 Boeing 737 NG 8B5/W Korean Air
HL7568 Boeing 737 NG 8B5/W Korean Air
HL7757 Boeing 737 NG 8GQ/W Korean Air
HL7785 Boeing 737 NG 8Q8 Korean Air
HL7707 Boeing 737 NG 9B5 Korean Air
HL7734 Boeing 777 2B5ER Korean Air
HL7750 Boeing 777 2B5ER Korean Air
HL7532 Boeing 777 3B5 Korean Air
HL8021 Boeing 737 NG 8GJ/W T way Air

Plus the following biz and helicopters
HL9272 Aerospatiale EC.155 B1
N200KN Gulfstream G200
B-LAS Gulfstream G450

Graham