# Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV / RKJK)

**Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base** (IATA: KUV, ICAO: RKJK) is a medium airport in Gunsan, Jeonbuk Teukbyeoljachi-do (North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea. It opened on 14 Dec 1992. It has one runway, 2,743 m (9,000 ft) long, concrete. In 2022 it handled 410 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KUV / RKJK
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Gunsan, Jeonbuk Teukbyeoljachi-do (North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea
- Opened: 14 Dec 1992
- Elevation: 9 m / 29 ft
- Coordinates: 35.9038, 126.6160
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Passengers: 409,738 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://www.airport.co.kr/gunsaneng/index.do
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsan_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491258
- Weather station: RKJK · WMO 47141
- Ident: RKJK

## Timeline

- 14 Dec 1992: Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 169° / 349° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 172,327 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 161,009 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 175,492 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 154,189 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 205,438 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 232,132 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 225,797 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 291,941 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 306,518 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 109,800 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 280,197 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 409,738 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 266 km / 165 mi · Jin Air, Eastar Jet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 1
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 410K (2022) | #1,199 of 3,974 | #387 in Asia | #10 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =11 in KR |
| Elevation | 9 m / 29 ft | =40,644 of 43,403 | =2,805 in Asia | #72 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | =470 in Asia | #15 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | AMC COMD POST/TACC | 120.000 |
| APP | APP | 124.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.225 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 133.750 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.100 |
| GND | GND | 123.500 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.650 |
| POST | COMD POST | 27.720 |
| PTD | PTD | 132.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [KWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjj.md) Gwangju Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [KR-1109](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-1109.md) Naju Juksanbo Airfield · 104 km / 64 mi
- [MWX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb.md) Muan International Airport · 104 km / 64 mi
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · 120 km / 75 mi
- [RKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksg.md) Camp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army Airfield · 123 km / 77 mi
- [OSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkso.md) Osan Air Base · 137 km / 85 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: “Gunsan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gunsan_Airport&oldid=1363040802), revision of 7 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/rkjk/data