Gwangju Airport

Airport in Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Airport

광주공항

* IATA: KWJ
* ICAO: RKJJ

Summary
Airport type| Public / Military
Owner| Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator|

* Korea Airports Corporation
* Republic of Korea Air Force

Location| Sinchon-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea
Opened| November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11)
Elevation AMSL| 15 m / 49 ft
Coordinates| 35°07′35″N 126°48′32″E﻿ / ﻿35.12639°N 126.80889°E﻿ / 35.12639; 126.80889
Website| www.airport.co.kr/gwangjueng
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
04R/22L  | 2,835  | 9,300  | Concrete
04L/22R  | 2,835  | 9,300  | Concrete
Statistics (2019)
| Passengers| 2,026,651

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Aircraft movements| 13,297
Tonnes of cargo| 12,500

Statistics from KAC[1]

Gwangju Airport

Hangul|

광주공항

Hanja|

光州空港

Revised Romanization| Gwangju Gonghang
McCune–Reischauer| Kwangju Konghang

Gwangju Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in the city of Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers used the airport. This airport is planned to close when Muan International Airport becomes more established. Because Gwangju Airport is sharing with military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.

## History

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The airport was established in November 1948. It saw its first commercial flight in 1950. At the time, however, it was not located in Gwangju but in neighboring Jangseong, on a military training facility. The airport moved to its present location in Sinchon-dong, Gwangsan-gu, in 1964. It was taken over by the Korea Airports Corporation in 1990. The current airport terminal was built in 1994, at which time the old terminal was repurposed as a Cargo terminal.

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

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Asiana Airlines |  Jeju, Seoul–Gimpo
Jeju Air |  Jeju
Jin Air |  Jeju
Korean Air |  Jeju
T'way Air |  Jeju

## Statistics

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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Traffic by calendar year  | Aircraft operations  | Passenger volume  | Cargo tonnage

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2001  | 12,660  | 2,234,855 | 30,628
2002  | 14,056  | 2,129,521  | 30,750
2003  | 16,112 | 2,081,031  | 32,979
2004  | 15,185  | 1,879,968  | 28,260
2005  | 13,715  | 1,642,129  | 24,771
2006  | 13,558  | 1,629,787  | 23,872
2007  | 12,700  | 1,539,187  | 22,942
2008  | 11,166  | 1,380,636  | 16,409
2009  | 10,747  | 1,363,122  | 13,146
2010  | 10,315  | 1,348,847  | 15,388
2011  | 10,781  | 1,375,839  | 15,317
2012  | 10,899  | 1,380,071  | 14,662
2013  | 10,819  | 1,332,234  | 15,143
2014  | 11,574  | 1,470,096  | 15,373
2015  | 12,258  | 1,604,905  | 15,796
2016  | 10,792  | 1,613,775  | 14,818
2017  | 12,678  | 1,946,605  | 15,592
2018  | 13,546  | 1,986,125  | 14,477
2019  | 13,297  | 2,026,651  | 12,500
2020  | 13,575  | 1,726,483  | 7,428
2021  | 14,764  | 2,152,892  | 8,679
2022  | 12,916  | 2,068,625  | 9,144
2023  | 13,277  | 2,050,378  | 9,549
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[2]

## Ground transportation

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### Metro

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* Airport station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 :

Line: Pyeongdong - Songjeongri(KTX Station) - Airport - Sangmu - Nongseong - Geumnamro4ga - Nokdong

#### Bus

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* No. Songjeong 97 : Airport ↔ Gwangju Songjeong Station ↔ Daesan ↔ Chilseong ↔ Gwangam
* No. Seonun 101 : Airport ↔ Songjeong Park Station ↔ Gwangsan Police Station ↔ Honam University Gwangsan Campus
* No. 1000 : Airport ↔ Gwangju Songjeong Station ↔ Kim Daejung Convention Center ↔ City Hall ↔ U Square(Gwangju Bus Terminal) ↔ Geumnam-ro ↔ Chosun University ↔ Gwangju Court ↔ Jisan Yuwonji
* No. 1160(Naju) : Airport ↔ Naju ↔ Yeongsanpo Bus Terminal

## Parking lot

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Customers should pick up a parking ticket from a printing machine on the way into the lot. If customers do not pick up the ticket, they have to pay the full fare.[3]

## See also

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* Transportation in South Korea

## References

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1. ^ "공항별 통계 : 항공통계 : 알림·홍보 : Kac 한국공항공사". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
2. ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
3. ^ "Gwangju Airport parking". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.

* "Gwangju Airport". Tour2Korea. Archived from the original on July 29, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2005.
* "Gwangju Airport". Korea Airports Corporation website. Archived from the original on May 17, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2005.

## External links

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* Official Site (in English)

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Airports in South Korea

Major international|

* Seoul–Gimpo
* Seoul–Incheon
* Jeju
* Busan–Gimhae

Minor international|

* Cheongju
* Daegu
* Muan
* Yangyang

Domestic|

* Gunsan
* Gwangju
* Pohang–Gyeongju
* Sacheon
* Ulsan
* Wonju
* Yeosu

Military|

* Gangneung
* Jeonju
* Jinhae
* Jungwon
* Mokpo
* Osan
* Seongmu
* Seosan
* Seoul Air Base
* Sokcho
* Suwon
* Yecheon
* Camp Humphreys
* Camp Walker

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