Gwangju Airport 광주공항 | |||||||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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Location | Sinchon-dong, Gwangsan District, Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Opened | November 1964 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 15 m / 49 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°07′35″N 126°48′32″E / 35.12639°N 126.80889°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Gwangju Airport | |
Hangul | 광주공항 |
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Hanja | 光州空港 |
Revised Romanization | Gwangju Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangju Konghang |
Gwangju Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in Gwangju, South Korea, and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers used the airport. This airport is planned to close when Muan International Airport becomes more established. Because Gwangju Airport is sharing location with a military base, taking photographs or videos of the apron, runway or military facility is strictly prohibited.