Wonju Airport 원주공항 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
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Serves | Wonju | ||||||||||
Location | Hoengseong County, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1997 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°27′33″N127°58′37″E / 37.45917°N 127.97694°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source:airport.kr [1] |
Wonju Airport | |
Hangul | 원주공항 |
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Hanja | 原州空港 |
Revised Romanization | Wonju Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Wŏnju Konghang |
Wonju Airport( IATA :WJU, ICAO :RKNW) is an airport in Hoengseong County,Gangwon,South Korea. During the Korean War it was designated K-46 (Hoengseong Air Base) by the United States Air Force. In 2011,70,943 passengers used the airport,which is mainly for military use. [1]
Only one parking position is large enough for a Boeing 737-900. The airport has a daily scheduled flight two times,currently operated by Jin Air to Jeju.
Because Wonju Airport is sharing with the military,taking photograph or video of apron,runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.
Wonju Airport's passenger terminal is 1.5 km from the airport runway,requiring passengers to take a shuttle bus (about 20 minutes) to their aircraft. [2]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Jin Air | Jeju [3] |
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Air traffic statistics | |||
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Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
2001 | 1,280 | 73,491 | 173 |
2002 | 615 | 29,621 | 108 |
2003 | 715 | 58,355 | 368 |
2004 | 960 | 95,422 | 539 |
2005 | 694 | 75,514 | 476 |
2006 | 694 | 80,361 | 516 |
2007 | 687 | 79,102 | 509 |
2008 | 706 | 78,754 | 534 |
2009 | 706 | 74,201 | 473 |
2010 | 673 | 70,522 | 438 |
2011 | 696 | 72,226 | 430 |
2012 | 704 | 82,759 | 486 |
2013 | 688 | 79,719 | 455 |
2014 | 689 | 76,150 | 447 |
2015 | 706 | 75,146 | 444 |
2016 | 699 | 78,567 | 431 |
2017 | 705 | 81,560 | 459 |
2018 | 690 | 85,725 | 473 |
2019 | 904 | 111,485 | 619 |
2020 | 404 | 37,729 | 213 |
2021 | 1,212 | 132,339 | 713 |
2022 | 1,400 | 193,239 | 1,030 |
2023 | 1,379 | 205,279 | 1,080 |
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [4] |
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