# Yeosu Airport (RSU / RKJY)

**Yeosu Airport** (IATA: RSU, ICAO: RKJY) is a medium airport in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea. It opened in 1972. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RSU / RKJY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Korea Airports Corporation
- Owner: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Serves: Yeosu, Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 16 m / 53 ft
- Coordinates: 34.8423, 127.6170
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft
- Passengers: 1,010,333 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://yeosu.airport.co.kr/eng/index.jsp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeosu_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484718
- Weather station: RKJY · WMO 47167
- Ident: RKJY

## Timeline

- 1972: Yeosu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 627,350 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 632,131 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 475,460 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 433,794 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 413,564 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 503,371 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 592,509 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 590,112 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 635,637 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 646,884 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,115,699 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,010,333 | 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 · 180 km / 112 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jin Air
- [GMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkss.md) Seoul Gimpo International Airport · South Korea · 311 km / 193 mi · Asiana Airlines, Jin Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 2
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 2
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2022) | #821 of 3,974 | #257 in Asia | #8 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =1,033 in Asia | #23 in KR |
| Elevation | 16 m / 53 ft | =39,047 of 43,403 | =2,575 in Asia | #63 in KR |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =347 in Asia | #11 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SACHEON APP | 135.400 |
| GND | GND | 118.525 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [HIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkps.md) Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base · 50 km / 31 mi
- [KWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjj.md) Gwangju Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [KR-1109](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kr-1109.md) Naju Juksanbo Airfield · 92 km / 57 mi
- [MWX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjb.md) Muan International Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · 126 km / 78 mi
- [KUV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkjk.md) Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base · 149 km / 93 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: “Yeosu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yeosu_Airport&oldid=1363088443), 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/rkjy/data