Gonghang-dong

Gonghang-dong
Gonghang-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	공항동
• Hanja	空港洞
• Revised Romanization	Gonghang-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Konghang-dong
	Gonghang-dong Community Service Center
	Gonghang-dong Gonghang-dong
	Coordinates: 37.5537°N 126.7942°E
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	23,292
• Density	2,149/km2 (5,570/sq mi)

Gonghang-dong (Korean: 공항동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea. The name gonghang literally means "airport", which is due to Gimpo International Airport located in the area.^[1]^[2]

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Korean Air's headquarters, Korean Airport Service, Ltd., and Air Total Service are located in Gonghang-dong.^[3]^[4]

In addition, the former headquarters of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is in Gonghang-dong.^[5] The facility once housed the headquarters of the predecessor agency Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board.^[6] The headquarters of the ARAIB agency are now in Sejong City.

The region was originally called Songjeongri(松亭里) during the Joseon dynasty because of its thick pine trees.^[7] In 1914, the region merged with neighboring Nuleori(訥語里) and Soyulri(小栗里) to form Songjeongri under Kimpo.^[7] From 1963, the place was renamed as gonghangdong to reflect that it has an airport(gonghang means airport in korean).^[8]

Administrative divisions of South Korea

[1]
공항동 (Gonghang-dong 空港洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
[2]
"The origin of Gonghang-dong" (in Korean). Gangseo-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
[3]
"Company Info / Overview." Korean Air. Accessed September 20, 2008.
[4]
"Company Info Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today." Hanjin. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
[5]
"Office Location." (Archive) Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on February 15, 2012. "Main Office:281, Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic. of Korea 157-815"
[6]
"KAIB/AAR F0201." Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board. 4/168. Retrieved on June 18, 2009."281 Goonghang-Dong Gangseo-Gu, Seoul Republic of Korea" and "The main office is located near Gimpo International Airport, and the flight recorder analysis and wreckage laboratories are located inside the airport."
[7]
강서유래. Seoul gangseo culture & tourism.
[8]
[칼럼] 공항동 르네상스, 어떻게 열 것인가?. Gangseo Yangcheon sinmun. 2021-06-21.

(in Korean) Gangseo-gu map at the Gangseo-gu official website
(in Korean) Resident offices of Gangseo-gu

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[encyber-1] [1]
공항동 (Gonghang-dong 空港洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

[Gangseo-gu-2] [2]
"The origin of Gonghang-dong" (in Korean). Gangseo-gu official site. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2008-04-19.

[3] [3]
"Company Info / Overview." Korean Air. Accessed September 20, 2008.

[4] [4]
"Company Info Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today." Hanjin. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.

[5] [5]
"Office Location." (Archive) Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on February 15, 2012. "Main Office:281, Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic. of Korea 157-815"

[6] [6]
"KAIB/AAR F0201." Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board. 4/168. Retrieved on June 18, 2009."281 Goonghang-Dong Gangseo-Gu, Seoul Republic of Korea" and "The main office is located near Gimpo International Airport, and the flight recorder analysis and wreckage laboratories are located inside the airport."

[lo-7] [7]
강서유래. Seoul gangseo culture & tourism.

[8] [8]
[칼럼] 공항동 르네상스, 어떻게 열 것인가?. Gangseo Yangcheon sinmun. 2021-06-21.

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