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Gwangju military airport relocation to Muan County

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Discussions regarding the relocation of the Gwangju military airport to Muan County have progressed through negotiations over industrial development and financial support. Initially, Gwangju Mayor Min Hyung-bae proposed that the city would guarantee support for approximately 50% of a 1-million-pyeong national industrial complex requested by Muan County as a precondition for the move. This complex is intended to focus on semiconductor packaging, AI, and advanced agriculture. Following these negotiations, the The South Korean Ministry of National Defense ~~officially~~ has designated the Mangun-myeon area in Muan County as ~~the~~ a candidate ~~site for the relocation. To support the host community, the government has pledged~~ site, with a ~~comprehensive~~ government-pledged support package exceeding 1 trillion ~~won and has designated 1.05 million pyeong in Muan as a candidate site for a national industrial complex. The relocation is a strategic~~ won. This move is intended to facilitate the ~~development of the~~ Honam Semiconductor Cluster by utilizing the existing military site. ~~While the designation is a major step, it is not the final approval; the process must now move toward public consultations, a resident vote in Muan,~~ Recent developments have introduced new complexities regarding airport operations and ~~a formal application by the~~ relocation strategies. Muan County ~~chief. To ensure the semiconductor project remains on schedule, the Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing functions may be temporarily dispersed~~ officials have expressed strong opposition to ~~other bases by mid-2028. The government aims~~ a proposal to ~~finalize the relocation site by~~ temporarily operate international flights at the ~~end of 2024, with~~ current Gwangju Airport, arguing that such a ~~target completion date for~~ move could delay the ~~new~~ integration of Gwangju’s civilian airport ~~set for December 2032. Recent developments have seen~~ into Muan International Airport. Local leaders maintain that priority should be placed on normalizing and repairing Muan’s own facilities rather than shifting traffic back to Gwangju. A resident vote regarding the ~~government designate~~ relocation is expected around October. In a ~~1.05 million-pyeong area in Hyeon-gyeong-myeon,~~ policy forum at the National Assembly, experts and lawmakers proposed using Muan ~~County,~~ International Airport as a ~~candidate site~~ phased alternative to accelerate the relocation process. This proposal criticizes the government’s current plan for temporary decentralized placement, citing concerns over costs, resident acceptance, and military operational continuity. Instead, experts suggested a dual-use model for Muan International Airport, prioritizing shared runway use followed by the gradual construction of specialized ~~distributed energy national industrial complex. This site~~ military facilities. National Assembly member Song Young-gil emphasized that the relocation is ~~intended to serve as~~ a ~~logistics and supply chain hub for~~ national task that must be integrated with the ~~Gwangju semiconductor cluster, focusing on~~ establishment of semiconductor ~~materials, components, and equipment, as well as energy new industries.~~ industrial complexes to ensure economic growth.

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