Gimpo International Airport Terminal 2 was opened due to the Olympic Games. However, Gimpo began to take more flights than it is capable of handling. Since 1980, Gimpo met a lot of problems, due to its lack of space to expand. A major problem is that it has a curfew, which means arrivals and departures are strictly prohibited during the night. Due to these problems, the South Korean government decided to build a new airport. It was actually planned in Cheongju, 124 kilometres away from Seoul, but it was strongly opposed by Seoul and Gyeonggi Province citizens due to its inconvenience (it would
1986 Asian Games Cambodia, Afghanistan, and South Yemen, as well as Burma, Syria, and Brunei all boycotted the Games for political reasons and conditions. However, the communist People's Republic of China competed. A North Korean spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a technician, just a few days before the Games started. The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori. The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted. 1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games (), also known as the 10th