Jeju International Airport

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Jeju International Airport

제주국제공항
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator Korea Airports Corporation
Serves Jeju Island
Location Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened26 April 1968;56 years ago (1968-04-26)
Hub for Jeju Air
Focus city for
Elevation  AMSL 36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates 33°30′41″N126°29′35″E / 33.51139°N 126.49306°E / 33.51139; 126.49306
Website www.airport.co.kr/jejueng
Map
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CJU/RKPC
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/253,18010,433 Asphalt
13/311,9106,266Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft movements175,366
Passengers31,316,394
Tonnes of Cargo258,847
Sources: World Aero Data [1]
Korea Airports Corporation [2]
Annual passenger traffic at CJU airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year
Passenger volumeChange over previous yearAircraft operationsCargo tonnage
19979,819,12963,134287,204
19987,469,980Decrease2.svg23.9%50,979275,899
19998,242,134Increase2.svg10.3%49,978290,168
20009,125,939Increase2.svg10.7%55,675320,633
20019,320,337Increase2.svg2.1%60,597329,895
20029,939,700Increase2.svg6.6%68,681337,750
200310,802,989Increase2.svg8.7%77,069339,498
200411,104,341Increase2.svg2.8%76,075327,325
200511,354,925Increase2.svg2.3%73,556317,839
200612,109,836Increase2.svg6.6%78,611315,129
200712,296,426Increase2.svg1.5%93,073288,453
200812,448,084Increase2.svg1.2%95,671225,479
200913,643,366Increase2.svg9.6%99,323240,253
201015,724,360Increase2.svg15.3%103,426231,287
201117,201,878Increase2.svg9.4%112,696251,975
201218,443,047Increase2.svg7.2%120,699244,647
201320,055,238Increase2.svg8.7%130,454237,328
201423,197,796Increase2.svg15.7%145,533275,429
201526,237,562Increase2.svg13.1%158,691278,718
201629,707,364Increase2.svg13.2%172,742291,494
201729,604,363Decrease2.svg0.35%167,280275,129
201829,455,305Decrease2.svg0.5%168,331266,370
201931,316,394Increase2.svg6.3%175,366258,847
202021,054,696Decrease2.svg32.8%138,256171,385
202125,802,550Increase2.svg22.6%160,230188,926
202229,703,662Increase2.svg15.1%169,624210,962
202329,096,271Decrease2.svg2.0%167,086202,609
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [2]

Domestic traffic by route

Domestic Traffic By Route (2022) [2]
RankAirportPassengersAircraft
Movements
Carriers
1 Seoul-Gimpo 17,250,47895,042 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2 Busan 3,714,71021,498 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3 Cheongju 3,172,09918,494 Aero K, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4 Daegu 2,144,59412,587 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'way Air
5 Gwangju 1,661,1789,907 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air

Busiest international routes

Busiest international routes from Jeju (2022) [2]
RankAirportPassengersAircraft
Movements
Carriers
1 Singapore 37,282208 Scoot
2 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 26,518185 Jeju Air
3 Osaka–Kansai 13,678104 T'way Air
4 Taipei–Taoyuan 4,72438 Tigerair Taiwan, T'way Air
5 Xi'an 4,00750 Jin Air

Accidents and incidents

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