# Suwon Airport (SWU / RKSW)

**Suwon Airport** (IATA: SWU, ICAO: RKSW) is a medium airport in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), South Korea. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,743 m (9,000 ft). It is operated by Republic of Korea Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SWU / RKSW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Republic of Korea Air Force
- Serves: Suwon, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province), South Korea
- Elevation: 27 m / 88 ft
- Coordinates: 37.2394, 127.0070
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwon_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11252889
- Weather station: RKSW · WMO 47120
- Ident: RKSW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15R/33L | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 142° / 322° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 142° / 322° | yes |
| 16/34 | 2,297 m / 7,535 ft | 44 m / 143 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =11 in KR |
| Elevation | 27 m / 88 ft | =37,408 of 43,403 | =2,369 in Asia | #56 in KR |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =10 in Asia | #2 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | OSAN APP/DEP | 127.900 |
| ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.425 |
| GCA | GCA | 34.655 |
| GND | GND | 27.580 |
| OPS | 25TH TFS | 22.900 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.650 |
| POST | USAF SUWON COMD POST | 22.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [OSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkso.md) Osan Air Base · 17 km / 10 mi
- [SSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksm.md) Seoul Air Base (K-16) · 25 km / 15 mi
- [RKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksg.md) Camp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army Airfield · 31 km / 19 mi
- [GMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkss.md) Seoul Gimpo International Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · 73 km / 45 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/rksw/data