Gonghang-dong

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| translit_lang1_info = 공항동

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| translit_lang1_info1 = 空港洞

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| area_total_km2 = 10.84

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| population_total = 23292

| population_as_of = 2001

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Gonghang-dong ({{Korean|hangul=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.{{cite web|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=1190804&cid=40942&categoryId=34709|script-title=ko:공항동 (Gonghang-dong 空港洞) |publisher=Doosan Encyclopedia |accessdate=2008-04-19 |language=Korean }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/dong/intro/history.jsp?dcode=GH0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218213759/http://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/dong/intro/history.jsp?dcode=GH0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-18 |publisher=Gangseo-gu official site |title=The origin of Gonghang-dong |accessdate=2008-04-19 |language=Korean }}

Korean Air's headquarters, Korean Airport Service, Ltd., and Air Total Service are located in Gonghang-dong."[http://www.koreanair.com/local/na/gd/eng/au/ci/eng_au_ci_ov.jsp Company Info / Overview]." Korean Air. Accessed September 20, 2008."[http://www.hanjin.co.kr/English_html/aboutus/hjgroup.jsp Company Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120801144256/http://www.hanjin.co.kr/English_html/aboutus/hjgroup.jsp |date=2012-08-01 }}." Hanjin. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.

In addition, the former headquarters of the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is in Gonghang-dong."[http://araib.mltm.go.kr/USR/WPGE0201/m_34586/DTL.jsp Office Location]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162433/http://araib.mltm.go.kr/USR/WPGE0201/m_34586/DTL.jsp 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" The facility once housed the headquarters of the predecessor agency Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board."[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518132314/http://152.99.129.24/eng/rct/Final%20report-English2005.4.15.pdf 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." The headquarters of the ARAIB agency are now in Sejong City.

History

The region was originally called Songjeongri(松亭里) during the Joseon dynasty because of its thick pine trees.{{cite web|url=https://www.gangseo.seoul.kr/site/munhwa/c2/page2_1_2.jsp|script-title=ko:강서유래|website=Seoul gangseo culture & tourism}} 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.gynews.net/front/news/view.do?articleId=ARTICLE_00006355|script-title=ko:[칼럼] 공항동 르네상스, 어떻게 열 것인가?|date=2021-06-21|publisher=Gangseo Yangcheon sinmun}}

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