Gimpo Peninsula Eup. In the period of Joseon Dynasty, Gimpo Peninsula is occupied by Tongjin County and Gimpo County(including current Geomdan dong). In 1914, under the rearrangement of administrative division by Japan empires, the two counties were merged with Yangcheon County(current most part of Yangcheon District and Gangseo District of Seoul Special City) and became new Gimpo County. In 1963, part of former Yangcheon county was absorbed into Seoul but Gimpo county merges Gyeyang Myeon, formerly the district of Bucheon County. In 1989 Gyeyang Myeon was absorbed into Incheon Metropolitan City, followed by absorption of Geomdan Myeon into Incheon in 1995. It
Quad City International Airport Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport, enabling international inbound and outbound shipments. There are no commercial passenger flights to or from any international locations, but some private aircraft (e.g., those owned by Deere & Company) do make non-stop, international flights. Franing Field, the site of the present Quad City International Airport, was picked as an ideal flying field, with of level, grassy land free of obstacles. The airport made headlines right at the start, chosen as a control point for the first coast-to-coast flight in the fall of 1919. On August 18, 1927 an