Gadeokdo

{{Short description|Island of Busan, South Korea}}

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| image = 가덕도 동백군락 원경.jpg

| image_caption = Gadeokdo in 2023

| coordinates = {{coord|35|1|48|N|128|49|48|E|type:island|display=inline,title}}

| mapframe-zoom = 11

| module = {{Infobox Korean name

| child = yes

| hangul = 가덕도

| hanja = 加德島

| rr = Gadeokdo

| mr = Kadŏkto

}}

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Gadeokdo ({{Korean|hangul=가덕도}}) is an island of Busan, 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 by the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link.

In April 2022, plans for a new airport were announced.{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Dong-woo |date=2023-11-30 |title=Gov't to launch public corporation for airport development on Busan's Gadeok Island |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231130002400320 |work=Yonhap News Agency |language=en |access-date=2024-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211184619/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231130002400320 |archive-date=2023-12-11}} The plans included construction of the Gadeok Island Airport, which will be South Korea's first floating airport and will be located both on the land and sea off Gadeokdo{{cite news |last=Oh |first=Seok-min |date=2022-04-26 |title=S. Korea seeks to build new Busan airport as country's first 'floating airport' |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220426003951320 |work= |location=Yonhap News Agency |language=en |access-date=2024-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426071305/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220426003951320 |archive-date=2022-04-26}}{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Ho-Jeong |date=2023-03-14 |title=Completion of new Busan airport fast-tracked to 2029 |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/14/business/economy/Gadeok-International-Airport-Busan-World-Expo-2030/20230314181803163.html |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en |access-date=2024-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206050903/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/14/business/economy/Gadeok-International-Airport-Busan-World-Expo-2030/20230314181803163.html |archive-date=2024-02-06}}