Jeju International Airport

Jeju International Airport (Korean: 제주국제공항; Hanja: 濟州國際空港; RR: Jeju Gukje Gonghang; MR: Cheju Kukche Konghang) (IATA: CJU, ICAO: RKPC) is the second largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon. It is located in the city of Jeju. The airport opened in 1968.

Jeju International Airport

제주국제공항
濟州國際空港
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesJeju Island
LocationJeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened26 April 1968 (1968-04-26)
Hub forJeju Air
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates33°30′41″N 126°29′35″E
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/jeju/index.do
Map
CJU is located in South Korea
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CJU is located in Asia
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CJU is located in North Pacific
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CJU is located in Earth
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,180 10,433 Asphalt
13/31 1,910 6,266 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft movements175,366
Passengers31,316,394
Tonnes of Cargo258,847
Sources: World Aero Data[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]

Jeju International Airport serves many mainland destinations in South Korea, as well as international destinations in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2015, 26,237,562 passengers used the airport. It is home to the world's busiest airline route, to Seoul-Gimpo.

Due to the large number of passengers using the airport and its limited capacity, it was announced in 2019 that a second airport would be constructed on the island near the southern city of Seogwipo with an investment of 3.8 billion US dollars. It is expected to open to the public in 2025.[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aero K Cheongju[4]
Air Busan Busan, Seoul–Gimpo
Air Seoul Seoul–Gimpo[5]
Asiana Airlines Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Seoul–Gimpo, Yeosu
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[6]
China Southern Airlines Dalian, Harbin
Donghai Airlines Nantong[7]
Eastar Jet Cheongju,[8] Gunsan,[9] Seoul–Gimpo[10]
Fly Gangwon Yangyang[11]
Hi Air Muan, Sacheon, Seoul–Gimpo, Ulsan
HK Express Hong Kong[12]
Hunnu Air Ulaanbaatar
Jeju Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[13] Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Fukuoka,[14] Gwangju, Hong Kong,[15] Jinan,[16] Macau,[17] Seoul–Gimpo
Jin Air Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,[18] Gunsan,[19] Gwangju, Pohang–Gyeongju,[20] Seoul–Gimpo, Shanghai–Pudong, Wonju,[21] Yeosu
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Xi'an
Juneyao Air Beijing–Daxing,[22] Nanjing,[6] Shanghai–Pudong[23]
Korean Air Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu (resumes 29 October 2023),[24] Gwangju, Sacheon (resumes 29 October 2023),[25] Seoul–Gimpo, Ulsan, Yeosu (resumes 29 October 2023)[26]
Loong Air Hangzhou,[27] Ningbo[28]
Lucky Air Kunming[29]
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Manila[30]
Scoot Singapore[31]
Spring Airlines Guangzhou,[32] Hangzhou (begins 31 October 2023), Nanjing,[33] Ningbo, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Yangzhou
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan[34]
T'way Air Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Nagoya–Centrair,[35] Osaka–Kansai,[36] Seoul–Gimpo, Taipei–Taoyuan,[37] Tokyo–Narita
Seasonal charter: Da Nang, Kota Kinabalu

Traffic and statistics

Due to the popularity of Jeju as a holiday spot in South Korea, the air route from Jeju to Seoul is the busiest airline route in the world.[38] In 2019, there were 85 000 flights from eight different airlines, meanwhile, 17 million seats were deployed by flights between Gimpo and Jeju.[39]

As Jeju has gained popularity as a resort destination, the number of international visitors from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan has increased. In 1997, Jeju airport handled nine million passengers. In 2019, the airport passed the 30 million milestone despite being designed to handle a maximum of 26 million passengers.[39] In 2020, the number of international visitors dropped due to COVID-19. However, the Seoul-Jeju route remained the busiest in the world and flight delays are still common.[39][40]

In 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced a $4.18 billion construction plan that would begin in 2021 in Seogwipo City in southern Jeju. The airport would take 50% of the domestic flights to Jeju and would help to transfer flights during bad weather. The airport would accommodate 18.98 million passengers by year.[40]

Traffic by calendar year
Annual passenger traffic at CJU airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year
Passenger volumeChange over previous yearAircraft operationsCargo tonnage
1997 9,819,12963,134287,204
1998 7,469,980Decrease023.9%50,979275,899
1999 8,242,134Increase010.3%49,978290,168
2000 9,125,939Increase010.7%55,675320,633
2001 9,320,337Increase02.1%60,597329,895
2002 9,939,700Increase06.6%68,681337,750
2003 10,802,989Increase08.7%77,069339,498
2004 11,104,341Increase02.8%76,075327,325
2005 11,354,925Increase02.3%73,556317,839
2006 12,109,836Increase06.6%78,611315,129
2007 12,296,426Increase01.5%93,073288,453
2008 12,448,084Increase01.2%95,671225,479
2009 13,643,366Increase09.6%99,323240,253
2010 15,724,360Increase015.3%103,426231,287
2011 17,201,878Increase09.4%112,696251,975
2012 18,443,047Increase07.2%120,699244,647
2013 20,055,238Increase08.7%130,454237,328
2014 23,197,796Increase015.7%145,533275,429
2015 26,237,562Increase013.1%158,691278,718
2016 29,707,364 Increase013.2% 172,742 291,494
2017 29,604,363 Decrease00.35% 167,280 275,129
2018 29,455,305 Decrease00.5% 168,331 266,370
2019 31,316,394 Increase06.3% 175,366 258,847
2020 21,054,696 Decrease032.8% 138,256 171,385
2021 25,802,550 Increase022.6% 160,230 188,926
2022 29,703,662 Increase015.1% 169,624 210,962
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[2]

Domestic traffic by route
Domestic Traffic By Route (2022)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Aircraft
Movements		 Carriers
1 Seoul-Gimpo 17,250,478 95,042 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2 Busan 3,714,710 21,498 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3 Cheongju 3,172,099 18,494 Aero K, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4 Daegu 2,144,594 12,587 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'way Air
5 Gwangju 1,661,178 9,907 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air

Busiest international routes
Busiest international routes from Jeju (2022)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Aircraft
Movements		 Carriers
1 Singapore 37,282 208 Scoot
2 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 26,518 185 Jeju Air
3 Osaka–Kansai 13,678 104 T'way Air
4 Taipei–Taoyuan 4,724 38 Tigerair Taiwan, T'way Air
5 Xi'an 4,007 50 Jin Air

Accidents and incidents

See also

References
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