Gunsan Airport

Gunsan Airport

군산공항
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator
ServesGunsan
LocationGunsan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
OpenedAugust 1970; 54 years ago (1970-08)
Elevation AMSL29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates35°55′33.46″N 126°36′56.4″E / 35.9259611°N 126.615667°E / 35.9259611; 126.615667
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/gunsaneng
Map
KUV/RKJK is located in South Korea
KUV/RKJK
KUV/RKJK
Location of airport in South Korea
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,743 9,000 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft movements1,955
Passengers306,518
Cargo Tonnage1,614
Sources: airport.kr.com,[1] Korea Airports Corp.[2]
Gunsan Airport
Hangul
군산공항
Hanja
群山空港
Revised RomanizationGunsan Gonghang
McCune–ReischauerKunsan Konghang

Gunsan Airport (IATA: KUV, ICAO: RKJK) is an airport serving Gunsan, a city in the North Jeolla Province in South Korea. In 2019, 306,518 passengers used the airport.[2] It shares its runway with Kunsan Air Base, which uses the same IATA and ICAO codes. Because Gunsan Airport is sharing with military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.

History

The routes between Seoul and Gunsan were opened in August 1970, but the airport was closed in 1974 due to the first oil shock, but the construction of the civil harbor facility started in November 1991 and reopened on December 14, 1992. On December 14, 1992, Korean Air (Korean Air) opened a new route to Seoul, Gunsan, Gunsan, and Jeju Island and was operated by Asiana Airlines in June 1996, but Asiana Airlines was suspended from service in October 2001. Since November 1992, it has been managed by the Gunsan Branch of the Korea Airport Corporation. As of 2004, the Gunsan - Jeju route will be operated.[3]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 29 feet (8.8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743.2 m × 45.7 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Eastar Jet Jeju[4]
Jin Air Jeju[5]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KUV airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operations Passenger volume Cargo tonnage
2001 3,151 244,573 2,588
2002 1,728 152,254 2,259
2003 1,388 150,635 2,138
2004 1,366 132,446 1,724
2005 1,366 163,779 1,648
2006 1,194 155,207 1,944
2007 1,109 133,242 1,571
2008 782 99,669 1,456
2009 1,324 156,402 1,543
2010 1,387 174,638 1,610
2011 1,398 172,327 1,633
2012 1,350 161,009 1,485
2013 1,444 175,492 1,451
2014 1,205 154,189 1,046
2015 1,432 205,438 1,301
2016 1,427 232,132 1,320
2017 1,420 225,797 1,267
2018 1,798 291,941 1,636
2019 1,955 306,518 1,674
2020 1,012 109,800 551
2021 2,404 280,197 1,430
2022 2,681 409,738 2,101
2023 1,124 172,939 880
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Incheon International Airport".
  2. ^ a b Air Traffic by Airport Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "군산공항". Doopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ^ "이스타항공, 내달 군산∼제주 노선 신규 취항" [Eastar Jet, launches Gunsan~Jeju route in next month] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "진에어·제주항공, 제주 노선 신규 취항…매일 2회 운항" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.