# Mokpo Air Base, Gonghang-ro (Mokpo), South Korea

**Mokpo Air Base** is a small airport in Gonghang-ro (Mokpo), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Republic of Korea Air Force. In 2007 it handled 14 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Republic of Korea Air Force
- Serves: Gonghang-ro (Mokpo), Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 7 m / 23 ft
- Coordinates: 34.7590, 126.3803
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 m / 5,249 ft
- Passengers: 13,761 (2007)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://mokpo.airport.co.kr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokpo_Air_Base (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491213
- Weather station: RKJB · WMO 47163
- Ident: RKJM

## Timeline

- 1969: Mokpo Air Base opens.
- 26 Jul 1993: Asiana Airlines Flight 733. 68 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | 298,496 | Wikidata |
| 1998 | 377,139 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 372,235 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 337,667 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 288,169 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 174,281 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 117,661 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 42,119 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 18,582 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 16,909 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 13,761 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 14K (2007) | #2,568 of 3,974 | #778 in Asia | #17 in KR |
| Longest runway | 1,600 m / 5,249 ft | =5,810 of 29,858 | =1,305 in Asia | #26 in KR |
| Elevation | 7 m / 23 ft | =41,032 of 43,403 | =2,867 in Asia | =76 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | #335 in Asia | #7 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GWANGJU APP | 130.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.250 |
| DEP | GWANGJU DEP | 130.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [KR-0017](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-0017.md) Yeongam Airport · 15 km / 9.0 mi
- [KR-0257](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-0257.md) Chodang University Sani Airport (Yeongnong Airport) · 15 km / 9.3 mi
- [MWX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb.md) Muan International Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [KR-1109](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-1109.md) Naju Juksanbo Airfield · 32 km / 20 mi
- [KWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjj.md) Gwangju Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [RK60](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rk60.md) G 712 Airport · 62 km / 38 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)
- [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/rkjm/data