Cheongju International Airport

Cheongju International Airport 청주국제공항 淸州國際空港 Cheongju Gukje Gonghang Ch'ŏngju Kukche Konghang
IATA: CJJ ICAO: RKTU CJJ Location of airport in South Korea
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce
Serves	Cheongju & Daejeon
Elevation AMSL	191 ft / 58 m
Coordinates	36°42′59″N 127°29′57″E
Website	cheongju.airport.co.kr
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete 06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft movements 9,286 Passengers 1,032,484
Sources: World Aero Data Korea Airports Corporation

Cheongju International Airport (Hangul: 청주국제공항; Hanja: 淸州國際空港; Revised Romanization: Cheongju Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Ch'ŏngju Kukche Konghang) (IATA: CJJ, ICAO: RKTU) is an international airport near the city of Cheongju, South Korea. It also serves the city of Daejeon. It also houses the 17th fighter wing of the ROKAF. There is a railway station next to the airport, called Cheongju Airport station, which is on the Chungbuk Line.

Overview

Cheongju International Airport is located at Ipsang-ri (a township), Naesu-eup (읍; town), Cheongwon-gun (county), Chungcheongbuk-do; it is located just north of Cheongju. A railway station is located in the vicinity. It opened as a military airbase in September 1978, and in 1984, international airport construction began. The construction was completed on December 1996, and it was opened with the name of Cheongju International Airport on April 28, 1997. During the mid 80's, Cheongju was selected as a possible site for Korea's main international airport before Incheon became the preferred location. It can hold 1,230 thousand persons in domestic line and 1,150 thousand persons in international line on annual basis, and also the parking lots can hold 770 vehicles. In addition, airplanes can operate 196,000 times a year. There used to be flights to Busan and Saipan, but they were stopped due to low ridership. Currently, there are domestic flights to Jeju and limited international flights to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Parking Facilities

It has a facility for parking 1,100 vehicles simultaneously opposite to the passenger terminal. The facility is open from 06:30 in the morning to 22:00 at night.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Asiana Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Jeju
China Airlines	Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan Charter: from November 2011 to April 2012
Eastar Jet	Chiang Mai, Hainan, Jeju, Mudanjiang
Jeju Air	Jeju
Korean Air	Hangzhou, Changsha, Jeju, Osaka-Kansai Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong, Siem Reap, Taipei-Taoyuan

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Transportation in South Korea

External links

• Cheongju Airport Official page