Maeil Business
17 May 2026
(Translated by AI)
The project to relocate the integrated new airport in Daegu and Gyeongbuk (TK), the largest pending issue in the region, has marked a new turning point in the wake of the June 3 local elections. Both Democratic Party candidate Kim Boo-kyum and People's Power candidate Choo Kyung-ho, who are running for mayor of Daegu, promise to build a new TK airport early, but there are clear differences of opinion over how to raise funds.
According to the Daegu Metropolitan Government on the 17th, the TK Civilian-gun Integrated Airport was decided to relocate to Sobo-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Daegu and Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, but the project is at a standstill due to difficulties in securing financial resources. Private airports will build about 2 trillion won in full project costs with the national finances, but K-2 military airports are being promoted through donations led by Daegu City under related special laws...
