Cheongju International Airport

Cheongju International Airport

청주국제공항
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
ServesDaejeon, Sejong City, North Chungcheong
LocationCheongwon-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Opened28 April 1997; 27 years ago (1997-04-28)
Hub forAero K
Focus city for
BuiltSeptember 1978; 46 years ago (1978-09)
Elevation AMSL191 ft / 58 m
Coordinates36°42′59″N 127°29′57″E / 36.71639°N 127.49917°E / 36.71639; 127.49917
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/cheongjueng
Map
CJJ , RKTU is located in South Korea
CJJ , RKTU
CJJ , RKTU
Location of airport in South Korea
CJJ , RKTU is located in Asia
CJJ , RKTU
CJJ , RKTU
CJJ , RKTU (Asia)
CJJ , RKTU is located in North Pacific
CJJ , RKTU
CJJ , RKTU
CJJ , RKTU (North Pacific )
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06R/24L 2,743 9,000 Concrete
06L/24R 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers3,009,051
Aircraft movements18,648
Tonnes of cargo18,918
Statistics from KAC[1]
Cheongju International Airport
Hangul
청주국제공항
Hanja
淸州國際空港
Revised RomanizationCheongju Gukje Gonghang
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏngju Kukche Konghang

Cheongju International Airport (IATA: CJJ, ICAO: RKTU) is an international airport in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, South Korea. It also serves the cities of Daejeon and Sejong. In 2018, 2,453,649 passengers used the airport. It also houses the 17th fighter wing of the ROKAF (F-35A fighters). 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-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. A railway station is located nearby. It opened as a military airbase in September 1978, and in 1984, international airport construction began. The construction was completed in December 1996, and it was opened as 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 process 1.23 million people from domestic flights and 1.15 million people from international flights annually, and 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 international flights to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.[2] Because Cheongju International Airport is designated as a military airport, photography and videography is strictly prohibited on the installation.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aero K Cebu,[3] Da Nang,[4] Ibaraki,[5] Jeju, Manila, Nagoya–Centrair (begins 31 January 2025),[6] Osaka–Kansai,[7] Penghu,[8] Sapporo–Chitose,[5] Taipei–Taoyuan,[9] Tokyo–Narita,[10] Ulaanbaatar[11][12]
Seasonal: Clark[13]
Asiana Airlines Jeju
China Southern Airlines Yanji
China United Airlines Ordos[14]
Eastar Jet Harbin,[15] Jeju,[16] Phu Quoc,[17] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Taipei–Taoyuan,[18][19] Yanji, Zhangjiajie[20]
Jeju Air Jeju
Jin Air Jeju
Korean Air Jeju
Sichuan Airlines Zhangjiajie[21]
T'way Air Bangkok–Don Mueang,[22] Da Nang,[23] Fukuoka,[24] Jeju, Nha Trang,[25] Osaka–Kansai,[22] Taipei–Taoyuan

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Korean Air Cargo Seoul–Incheon[citation needed]
Seasonal: Shanghai–Pudong[citation needed]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at CJJ airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operations Passenger volume Cargo tonnage
2001 4,138 606,108 19,672
2002 4,478 634,066 19,378
2003 5,687 761,148 23,020
2004 6,622 821,259 21,295
2005 7,085 857,269 13,542
2006 8,868 999,563 13,814
2007 9,286 1,032,484 13,516
2008 9,925 1,042,512 12,001
2009 8,879 1,023,532 10,606
2010 9,185 1,296,842 12,501
2011 9,082 1,337,791 16,179
2012 9,159 1,308,994 16,424
2013 9,579 1,378,604 12,994
2014 11,633 1,702,538 17,759
2015 14,153 2,118,492 19,802
2016 17,418 2,732,755 22,263
2017 15,825 2,571,551 19,213
2018 15,683 2,453,649 17,986
2019 18,648 1,503,528 18,918
2020 13,625 1,970,863 10,378
2021 17,425 2,628,257 13,627
2022 18,516 3,174,649 16,776
2023 22,547 3,695,812 20,724
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[26]

Ground transportation

Railway

There is a train station at Cheongju Airport but it is not on a main rail line, and the schedule is limited. KTX high speed train does not stop at Cheongju city but stops outside Cheongju at Osong Station. Train runs from Cheongju Airport to Osong takes 18 minutes, but it only runs every one to two hours (depending on time of day). From Osong to Seoul there is a frequent KTX train that takes slightly less than 1 hour. The total journey time on train from Cheongju Airport to Seoul is generally 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on the connecting time at Osong Station.[27]

Bus

In 2019, there are 13 express and conventional buses per day from Seoul's Central City Terminal and four buses from the COEX City Airport Terminal in southern Seoul. The buses takes 1 hour 20 minutes to 2 hours to get to Cheongju Airport.[27]

Car

The airport has a facility for parking 1,100 vehicles directly opposite to the passenger terminal. The facility is open between 6:30 and 22:00.[28]

See also

References

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  23. ^ "티웨이항공, 내년 1월 청주~다낭 노선 신규 취항" [T'Way Air, launches cheongju~Da Nang in Jenyuary next year]. Financial News (in Korean). 2 November 2020.
  24. ^ "티웨이항공, 청주~후쿠오카 노선 신규 취항" [T'Way Air, launches Cheongju~Fukuoka route]. ChosunBiz (in Korean). 8 November 2023.
  25. ^ "T'Way Air Adds Cheongju – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang Service From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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  28. ^ Airport parking Archived April 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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