Gwangju Airport

Gwangju Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in 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 location with a military base, taking photographs or videos of the apron, runway or military facility is strictly prohibited.

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 District, Gwangju, South Korea
Opened	November 1964; 60 years ago (1964-11)
Elevation AMSL	15 m / 49 ft
Coordinates	35°07′35″N 126°48′32″E
Website	www.airport.co.kr/gwangjueng
Map
KWJ/RKJJ Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04R/22L 2,835 9,300 Concrete 04L/22R 2,835 9,300 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,026,651 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

History

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 District, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year

	Aircraft operations	Passenger volume	Cargo tonnage
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

Metro

• Airport station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 :

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

Bus

• 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

See also

• Transportation in South Korea