Gwangju Airport

광주공항
光州空港

Gwangju Gonghang

Kwangju Konghang
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
ServesGwangju
LocationSinchon-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea
Opened1964 (1964)
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates35°07′35″N 126°48′32″E / 35.12639°N 126.80889°E / 35.12639; 126.80889
Websitegwangju.airport.co.kr/doc/gwangju/index.jsp
Map
KWJ is located in South Korea
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Location of airport in South Korea
KWJ is located in Asia
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KWJ (Asia)
KWJ is located in North Pacific
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KWJ is located in Earth
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04R/22L 2,835 9,300 Concrete
04L/22R 2,835 9,300 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers2,026,651
Aircraft movements13,297
Tonnes of cargo12,500
Statistics from KAC[1]

Gwangju Airport (Hangul: 광주공항, Hanja: 光州空港, Revised Romanization of Korean: Gwangju Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer: Kwangju Konghang) (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

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

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

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KWJ airport. See Wikidata query.
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
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[2]

Ground transportation

Metro

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

Parking lot

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

References

  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.
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