Cheongju International Airport

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Cheongju International Airport

청주국제공항
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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Republic of Korea Air Force
Operator
Serves
Location Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Opened28 April 1997;27 years ago (1997-04-28)
BuiltSeptember 1978;45 years ago (1978-09)
Elevation  AMSL 191 ft / 58 m
Coordinates 36°42′59″N127°29′57″E / 36.71639°N 127.49917°E / 36.71639; 127.49917
Website www.airport.co.kr/cheongjueng
Map
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CJJ/RKTU
Location of airport in South Korea
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CJJ/RKTU
CJJ/RKTU (Asia)
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CJJ/RKTU
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
06R/24L2,7439,000 Concrete
06L/24R2,7439,000Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers3,009,051
Aircraft movements18,648
Tonnes of cargo18,918
Statistics from KAC [1]
Annual passenger traffic at CJJ airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage
20014,138606,10819,672
20024,478634,06619,378
20035,687761,14823,020
20046,622821,25921,295
20057,085857,26913,542
20068,868999,56313,814
20079,2861,032,48413,516
20089,9251,042,51212,001
20098,8791,023,53210,606
20109,1851,296,84212,501
20119,0821,337,79116,179
20129,1591,308,99416,424
20139,5791,378,60412,994
201411,6331,702,53817,759
201514,1532,118,49219,802
201617,4182,732,75522,263
201715,8252,571,55119,213
201815,6832,453,64917,986
201918,6481,503,52818,918
202013,6251,970,86310,378
202117,4252,628,25713,627
202218,5163,174,64916,776
202322,5473,695,81220,724
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [21]

Ground transportation

Railway

There is a train station at Cheongju Airport but it is not on a main rail line, and the schedule is limited. KTX high speed train does not stop at Cheongju city but stops outside Cheongju at Osong Station. Train runs from Cheongju Airport to Osong takes 18 minutes, but it only runs every one to two hours (depending on time of day). From Osong to Seoul there is a frequent KTX train that takes slightly less than 1 hour. The total journey time on train from Cheongju Airport to Seoul is generally 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on the connecting time at Osong Station. [22]

Bus

In 2019, there are 13 express and conventional buses per day from Seoul's Central City Terminal and four buses from the COEX City Airport Terminal in southern Seoul. The buses takes 1 hour 20 minutes to 2 hours to get to Cheongju Airport. [22]

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