Speaker Biograghy: Inkyoung has been working for the city of Daegu since 2000, involved with various international outreach projects including investment promotion activities and the attraction of international conventions. She has travelled to over 40 countries as part of her job, and has been involved with airport projects since 2015 when the Korean national government announced its intention to construct a new gateway airport in the southeastern part of Korea.


Day 1 - 20 March
Session: Airport Cities, Transport Connections & Regions

10:10 - 10:40 - Combined relocation of a civilian/a military airport in Daegu
Synopsis: Situated in the southeastern part of Korea, Daegu has an international airport and a military airport 5 km from the downtown area. Due to its location, people have been suffering from serious noise damage and infringement of property rights for over 60 years. Currently the relocation of both airports is ongoing, and profits gained from the redevelopment of the current airport site will be used to construct a new civilian and military airport. It is our wish that with the new airport as the centre, we will establish an airport city.

Audience will learn:

• A unique case of a new airport development in South Korea
• Endowment and concession procedure for a military airport relocation, profits gained from the redevelopment or parcelling out of the previous military site, the project operator could recover investment costs
• Measures and solutions taken to increase public awareness and understanding due to conflicts raised by a wide range of stakeholder groups including two candidate sites