Gwangju Airport

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Gwangju Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
LocationSinchon-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea
OpenedNovember 1964;59 years ago (1964-11)
Elevation  AMSL 15 m / 49 ft
Coordinates 35°07′35″N126°48′32″E / 35.12639°N 126.80889°E / 35.12639; 126.80889
Website www.airport.co.kr/gwangjueng
Map
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KWJ/RKJJ
Location of airport in South Korea
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Gwangju Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04R/22L2,8359,300 Concrete
04L/22R2,8359,300Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers2,026,651
Aircraft movements13,297
Tonnes of cargo12,500
Statistics from KAC [1]
Annual passenger traffic at KWJ airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year
Aircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage
200112,6602,234,85530,628
200214,0562,129,52130,750
200316,1122,081,03132,979
200415,1851,879,96828,260
200513,7151,642,12924,771
200613,5581,629,78723,872
200712,7001,539,18722,942
200811,1661,380,63616,409
200910,7471,363,12213,146
201010,3151,348,84715,388
201110,7811,375,83915,317
201210,8991,380,07114,662
201310,8191,332,23415,143
201411,5741,470,09615,373
201512,2581,604,90515,796
201610,7921,613,77514,818
201712,6781,946,60515,592
201813,5461,986,12514,477
201913,2972,026,65112,500
202013,5751,726,4837,428
202114,7642,152,8928,679
202212,9162,068,6259,144
202313,2772,050,3789,549
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]

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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.