Cheongju Airport
Cheongju Airport (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.
Cheongju International Airport is located at Ipsang-ri (a township), Naesu-eup (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.
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 Japan and Saipan, but they were stopped due to low ridership. Currently, there are domestic flights to Jeju and limited international flights to China and Taiwan.
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.
Other Information
- Location : Cheongju, South Korea
- Airport type : Public/Military
- Operator : Korea Airports Corporation
- Elevation AMSL : 191 ft / 58 m
- Coordinates : 36°42′59″N 127°29′57″E
- Aircraft movements : 9,286
- Passengers : 1,032,484