Cheongju International Airport

Cheongju International Airport 청주국제공항
IATA: CJJ ICAO: RKTU
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation Republic of Korea Air Force
Serves	Daejeon, Sejong City, North Chungcheong
Location	Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Opened	28 April 1997;27 years ago (1997-04-28)
Hub for	Aero K
Focus city for	Eastar Jet T'way Air
Built	September 1978;46 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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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete 06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 3,009,051 Aircraft movements 18,648 Tonnes of cargo 18,918
Statistics from KAC [1]

Annual passenger traffic at CJJ airport. See Wikidata query.

Air traffic statistics
	Aircraft operations	Passenger volume	Cargo tonnage
2001	4,138	606,108	19,672
2002	4,478	634,066	19,378
2003	5,687	761,148	23,020
2004	6,622	821,259	21,295
2005	7,085	857,269	13,542
2006	8,868	999,563	13,814
2007	9,286	1,032,484	13,516
2008	9,925	1,042,512	12,001
2009	8,879	1,023,532	10,606
2010	9,185	1,296,842	12,501
2011	9,082	1,337,791	16,179
2012	9,159	1,308,994	16,424
2013	9,579	1,378,604	12,994
2014	11,633	1,702,538	17,759
2015	14,153	2,118,492	19,802
2016	17,418	2,732,755	22,263
2017	15,825	2,571,551	19,213
2018	15,683	2,453,649	17,986
2019	18,648	1,503,528	18,918
2020	13,625	1,970,863	10,378
2021	17,425	2,628,257	13,627
2022	18,516	3,174,649	16,776
2023	22,547	3,695,812	20,724
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [26]

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. ^[27]

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. ^[27]

Car

The airport has a facility for parking 1,100 vehicles directly opposite to the passenger terminal. The facility is open between 6:30 and 22:00. ^[28]

See also

• Transportation in South Korea

References

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2. Cheongju Airport Archived September 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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19. "EASTARJET EXPANDS CHEONGJU INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FROM JULY 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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22. "T'Way Air 2Q23 Cheongju International Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
23. "티웨이항공, 내년 1월 청주~다낭 노선 신규 취항" [T'Way Air, launches cheongju~Da Nang in Jenyuary next year]. Financial News (in Korean). 2 November 2020.
24. "티웨이항공, 청주~후쿠오카 노선 신규 취항" [T'Way Air, launches Cheongju~Fukuoka route]. ChosunBiz (in Korean). 8 November 2023.
25. "T'Way Air Adds Cheongju – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang Service From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
26. "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
27. "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".
28. Airport parking Archived April 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Cheongju International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Cheongju Airport Official page