# Muan International Airport (MWX / RKJB)

**Muan International Airport** (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is a large airport in Muan (Piseo-ri), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea. It opened in 2007. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 29 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MWX / RKJB
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Korea Airports Corporation
- Serves: Muan (Piseo-ri), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea
- Opened: 2007
- Elevation: 11 m / 35 ft
- Coordinates: 34.9914, 126.3828
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 29,394 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://www.airport.co.kr/doc/muan_eng/index.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muan_International_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484060
- Weather station: RKJB · WMO 47163
- Ident: RKJB

## Timeline

- 2007: Muan International Airport opens.
- 29 Dec 2024: Jeju Air Flight 2216. 179 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft |  | Concrete | 014° / 194° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 91,133 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 96,166 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 132,603 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 178,414 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 311,922 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 321,675 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 298,016 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 543,247 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 895,410 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 112,938 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 7,529 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 29,394 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 165 km / 103 mi · Jeju Air, Jin Air
- [NGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfu.md) Nagasaki Airport · Japan · 399 km / 248 mi · Jeju Air
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 812 km / 505 mi · Jin Air
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,208 km / 751 mi · Jeju Air, Jin Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,272 km / 790 mi · Jin Air
- [UBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmck.md) Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · Mongolia · 2,145 km / 1,333 mi · Jin Air
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 2,777 km / 1,726 mi · VietJet Air
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 3,401 km / 2,113 mi · Jeju Air

### Charter (1)

- [LPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vllb.md) Luang Phabang International Airport · Laos · 2,906 km / 1,806 mi · Lao Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MWX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 5
- 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 4
- QV [Lao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lao-airlines) · 1 · charter
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 29K (2022) | #2,299 of 3,974 | #711 in Asia | #15 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =458 in Asia | #8 in KR |
| Elevation | 11 m / 35 ft | =40,124 of 43,403 | =2,736 in Asia | =70 in KR |
| Age | Opened 2007 | =12,369 of 15,079 | =621 in Asia | #19 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Nearby airports

- [KR-1109](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-1109.md) Naju Juksanbo Airfield · 21 km / 13 mi
- [KWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjj.md) Gwangju Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [KUV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjk.md) Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base · 104 km / 64 mi
- [RSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjy.md) Yeosu Airport · 114 km / 71 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Muan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muan_International_Airport&oldid=1366744833), revision of 29 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb/data