# Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ / RKTU) **Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)** (IATA: CJJ, ICAO: RKTU) is a large airport in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province), South Korea. It opened in 1978. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,743 m (9,000 ft). It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 3.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CJJ / RKTU - Type: Large airport - Operator: Korea Airports Corporation - Serves: Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province), South Korea - Opened: 1978 - Elevation: 58 m / 191 ft - Coordinates: 36.7156, 127.5003 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft - Passengers: 3,174,649 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul - Website: https://www.airport.co.kr/cheongju/index.do - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongju_International_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483675 - Weather station: RKTU · WMO 47128 - Ident: RKTU ## Timeline - 1978: Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06R/24L | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 052° / 232° | yes | | 06L/24R | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 052° / 232° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,337,791 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,308,994 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,378,604 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,702,538 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,118,492 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,732,755 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,571,551 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,453,649 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 3,009,051 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,970,863 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 2,628,257 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 3,174,649 | Wikidata | ## Routes 25 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (21) - [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 368 km / 229 mi · Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Eastar Jet, Trinity Airways, Aero K - [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 439 km / 273 mi · Trinity Airways - [KKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjfr.md) Kitakyushu Airport · Japan · 452 km / 281 mi · Aero K - [HIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjoa.md) Hiroshima Airport · Japan · 552 km / 343 mi · Aero K - [YNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zyyj.md) Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport · China · 706 km / 439 mi · Eastar Jet, Trinity Airways - [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 745 km / 463 mi · Trinity Airways, Aero K - [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 812 km / 505 mi · Eastar Jet - [NGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjgg.md) Chubu Centrair International Airport · Japan · 864 km / 537 mi · Aero K - [IBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjah.md) Ibaraki Airport · Japan · 1,156 km / 718 mi · Aero K - [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 1,160 km / 721 mi · Aero K - [OKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/roah.md) Naha International Airport · Japan · 1,170 km / 727 mi · Aero K - [DAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbdt.md) Datong Yungang International Airport · China · 1,276 km / 793 mi · Aero K - [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 1,385 km / 861 mi · Aero K - [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,425 km / 885 mi · Eastar Jet, Trinity Airways, Aero K - [MZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rcqc.md) Penghu Magong Airport · Taiwan · 1,645 km / 1,022 mi · Aero K - [DYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgdy.md) Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport · China · 1,799 km / 1,118 mi · Eastar Jet, Loong Air - [UBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zmck.md) Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport · Mongolia · 2,082 km / 1,294 mi · Trinity Airways, Aero K - [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 2,664 km / 1,655 mi · Ruili Airlines - [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 2,984 km / 1,854 mi · Trinity Airways, Aero K - [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 3,300 km / 2,051 mi · Trinity Airways - [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 5,217 km / 3,242 mi · Trinity Airways ### Seasonal (2) - [OBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcb.md) Tokachi-Obihiro Airport · Japan · 1,498 km / 931 mi · Aero K - [CRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplc.md) Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base · Philippines · 2,491 km / 1,548 mi · Aero K ### Seasonal charter (1) - [UKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbe.md) Kobe Airport · Japan · 735 km / 457 mi · Aero K ### Cargo (2) - [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 125 km / 78 mi · Korean Air - [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 812 km / 505 mi · Korean Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CJJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 17 ### Passenger (8) - TW [Trinity Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trinity-airways) · 9 - ZE [Eastar Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eastar-jet) · 5 - KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 3 - OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1 - 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1 - LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 1 - GJ [Loong Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loong-air) · 1 - DR [Ruili Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ruili-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 3.2M (2022) | #446 of 3,974 | #131 in Asia | #5 in KR | | Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =11 in KR | | Elevation | 58 m / 191 ft | =34,211 of 43,403 | =1,991 in Asia | =41 in KR | | Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =387 in Asia | #14 in KR | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in KR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 | | APP | JUNGWON APP | 134.000 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.850 | | DEP | JUNGWON DEP | 134.000 | | RKTU_GND | Cheongju Intl Ground | 120.650 | | RKTU_TWR | Cheongju Intl Tower | 118.700 | | RKTU_APP | Cheongju Intl Approach | 134.000 | ## Nearby airports - [JWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkti.md) Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport · 49 km / 30 mi - [RKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksg.md) Camp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi - [OSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkso.md) Osan Air Base · 59 km / 37 mi - [SWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksw.md) Suwon Airport · 73 km / 45 mi - [YEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkty.md) Yecheon Airbase · 76 km / 47 mi - [SSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksm.md) Seoul Air Base (K-16) · 88 km / 55 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: “Cheongju International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheongju_International_Airport&oldid=1374487380), 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/rktu/data