Ulsan Airport

Ulsan Airport 울산공항
IATA: USN ICAO: RKPU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation
Location	Buk District, Ulsan, South Korea
Opened	20 November 1970;54 years ago (1970-11-20)
Elevation  AMSL	43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates	35°35′36″N129°21′06″E / 35.59333°N 129.35167°E / 35.59333; 129.35167
Website	www.airport.co.kr/ulsaneng
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,000 6,561 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 786,739 Aircraft movements 6,612 Cargo tonnage 3,826
Source:airport.kr.com [1] [2] Source: DAFIF [3] [4]

Air traffic statistics
	Aircraft operations	Passenger volume	Cargo tonnage
2001	12,629	1,387,574	3,898
2002	12,708	1,383,733	4,688
2003	13,497	1,395,326	4,632
2004	13,444	1,380,788	6,062
2005	11,002	1,222,110	4,311
2006	10,150	1,200,072	4,347
2007	9,353	1,207,740	4,504
2008	9,452	1,130,634	4,208
2009	9,189	1,013,137	3,648
2010	8,632	980,887	3,935
2011	5,803	627,350	2,619
2012	5,471	519,849	2,810
2013	4,977	473,276	2,580
2014	4,864	457,060	2,520
2015	5,019	561,411	2,601
2016	4,891	545,321	2,455
2017	5,337	571,429	2,657
2018	7,189	817,341	3,911
2019	6,612	786,739	3,826
2020	4,930	554,357	2,036
2021	7,441	888,584	2,410
2022	6,235	799,726	2,640
2023	2,982	380,511	1,552
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [9]

Facility

• Passenger terminal: 8,651 m²
• Runway: direction= 18/36; length x width = 2000 m x 45 m
• Apron: 3,480 m² (Four B737s can be parked simultaneously.)

At 2,000 meters, the runway of Ulsan Airport is the shortest of any domestic airport in South Korea. ^[10]

Ground transportation

Bus

● 102, 111, 122, 203, 205, 216, 225, 235, 236, 256, 266, 402, 412, 422, 432, 442, 453, 702, 714, 732, 1127, 5005 (to KTX Ulsan Station)

References

1. "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
2. "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".
3. "Airport information for RKPU". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
4. Airport information for USN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF  (effective October 2006).
5. "에어부산, 울산∼제주 정기편 운항 재개…하루 왕복 2회" [Air Busan, resume Ulsan∼Jeju schedule operation…two round trips a day] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 May 2025.
6. "Jin Air Expands Jeju Domestic Network in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
7. "Jeju, Korea Republic Of CJU". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 600–601. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
8. "Seoul, Korea Republic Of SEL". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1186–1190. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
9. "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
10. "Jeju Air crash raises concerns over safety of regional airports". The Korea Times. 5 January 2025.

External links

• Ulsan Airport (in English)
• Current weather for RKPU at NOAA / NWS
• Accident history for USN at Aviation Safety Network