KWJ — Gwangju Airport
Medium-sized airport in Gwangju, South Korea.
- IATA code
- KWJ
- ICAO code
- RKJJ
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,934,870
- 2025
- Nonstop routes
- —
- No open route data
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Asia/Seoul
- Elevation
- 12 m
- 39 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,835 m
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About KWJ
Gwangju Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gwangju, South Korea. It is run by Korea Airports Corporation. 1,934,870 passengers used it in 2025.
Wikidata (CC0) · Korea Airports Corporation. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MWX | Muan International Airport | 41 km |
| RSU | Yeosu Airport | 80 km |
| KUV | Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base | 88 km |
| HIN | Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base | 115 km |
Distance from KWJ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 2,835 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 04R/22L | 2,835 m | 46 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Gwangju, Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City), South Korea · 35.1232, 126.8054
Questions
Gwangju Airport has the IATA code KWJ and the ICAO code RKJJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
KWJ is a medium-sized airport in Gwangju, Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City), South Korea, at 35.1232, 126.8054, 12 m above sea level.
KWJ is in the Asia/Seoul time zone, UTC+9.
1,934,870 passengers in 2025, according to Korea Airports Corporation.
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