# Gwangju Airport (KWJ / RKJJ)

**Gwangju Airport** (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is a medium airport in Gwangju, Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City), South Korea. It opened in Nov 1964. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,835 m (9,300 ft). It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 2.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KWJ / RKJJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Korea Airports Corporation
- Serves: Gwangju, Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City), South Korea
- Opened: Nov 1964 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 12 m / 39 ft
- Coordinates: 35.1232, 126.8054
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,835 m / 9,300 ft
- Passengers: 2,068,625 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://gwangju.airport.co.kr/doc/gwangju/index.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485662
- Weather station: RKJJ · WMO 47158
- Ident: RKJJ

## Timeline

- Nov 1964: Gwangju Airport opens.
- 17 Jul 2014: Q17685675. 5 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04R/22L | 2,835 m / 9,300 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 030° / 210° | yes |
| 04L/22R | 2,835 m / 9,300 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 1,375,839 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,380,071 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,332,234 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,332,234 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,604,905 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,613,775 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,946,605 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,986,125 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,026,651 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,726,483 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,152,892 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,068,625 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 181 km / 112 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Trinity Airways
- [GMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkss.md) Seoul Gimpo International Airport · South Korea · 271 km / 168 mi · Asiana Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 2
- 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.1M (2022) | #562 of 3,974 | #168 in Asia | #7 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,835 m / 9,300 ft | =1,572 of 29,858 | #449 in Asia | #7 in KR |
| Elevation | 12 m / 39 ft | =39,879 of 43,403 | =2,706 in Asia | =67 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =299 in Asia | #5 in KR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.000 |
| ARR | GWANJU ARRIVAL | 132.250 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.875 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.000 |
| EMR | EMR | 121.500 |
| GND | GND | 118.050 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [KR-1109](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-1109.md) Naju Juksanbo Airfield · 24 km / 15 mi
- [MWX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb.md) Muan International Airport · 41 km / 26 mi
- [RSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjy.md) Yeosu Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [KUV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjk.md) Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base · 88 km / 55 mi
- [HIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkps.md) Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base · 115 km / 72 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: “Gwangju Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gwangju_Airport&oldid=1374487155), revision of 12 Sep 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/rkjj/data