Jeju International Airport

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Jeju International Airport

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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
Operating base 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 (2024) [2]
RankAirportPassengers
1Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul-Gimpo 15,278,561 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2Flag of South Korea.svg Busan 3,514,193 Air Busan, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3Flag of South Korea.svg Cheongju 3,110,536 Aero K, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu 2,076,334 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
5Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju 1,801,580 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
6Flag of South Korea.svg Yeosu 375,677 Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, Korean Air
7Flag of South Korea.svg Gunsan 325,560 Eastar Jet, Jin Air
8Flag of South Korea.svg Wonju 207,163 Jin Air
9Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang-Gyeongju 197,012 Jin Air
10Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan 167,462 Jin Air, Korean Air

Busiest international routes

Busiest international routes from Jeju (2024) [2]
RankAirportPassengersCarriers
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shangai-Pudong 839,619 China Eastern, Jin Air, Juneyao Airlines, Spring Airlines
2Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei-Taoyuan 304,679 Eastar Jet, Tigerair Taiwan, T'way Air
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou 195,287 Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Spring Airlines
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing-Daxing 163,805 Jeju Air, Spring Airlines
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing 145,875 Juneyao Airlines, Spring Airlines
6Flag of Japan.svg Osaka-Kansai 127,779 T'way Air
7Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 122,208 HK Express, Jeju Air
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing-Capital 117,554 Air China, Korean Air
9Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 99,908 Scoot Air
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ningbo 83,896 Spring Airlines

Accidents and incidents

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