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Cheongju International Airport
청주국제공항
淸州國際空港
Cheongju Gukje Gonghang
Ch'ŏngju Kukche Konghang
IATA: CJJ – ICAO: RKTU Location of airport in South Korea
CJJSummary Airport type Public/Military Operator Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Airforce Serves Cheongju Elevation AMSL 191 ft / 58 m Coordinates 36°42′59″N 127°29′57″E / 36.71639°N 127.49917°E Website 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[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]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.
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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. 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 Saipan, but they were stopped due to low ridership. Currently, there are domestic flights to Jeju and limited international flights to China, Japan, and Thailand.[3]
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.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Asiana Airlines Jeju Zest Airways Cebu [begins December 31] Eastar Jet Chiang Mai, Hainan, Jeju, Mudanjiang Jeju Air Jeju Korean Air Hangzhou, Changsha, Jeju, Osaka-Kansai
Charter: Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Siem Reap, Hong Kong, Taipei-Taoyuan [begins December 15]See also
References
- ^ Airport information for RKTU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- ^ Air Traffic by Airport
- ^ Cheongju Airport
- ^ Airport parking
External links
South Korean airports International Domestic Categories:- Airports in South Korea
- Cheongju
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