Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport (Korean: 무안국제공항; Hanja: 務安國際空港; RR: Muan Gukje Gonghang; MR: Muan Kukche Konghang) (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of Jeollanam-do, especially the cities of Gwangju, Mokpo and Naju. It replaced the nearby Mokpo Airport and is expected to replace the nearby Gwangju Airport in the near future as well. In 2018, 543,247 passengers used the airport. The airport is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.

Muan International Airport

무안국제공항
務安國際空港

Muan Gukje Gonghang
Muan Kukche Konghang
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesCity of Gwangju and South Jeolla Province
LocationMuan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Opened8 November 2007 (2007-11-08)
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/muan
Map
MWX is located in South Korea
MWX
MWX
Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 9,186 2,800 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers895,410
Aircraft Movement6,585
Cargo Tonnage6,762
Source:airport.kr.com[1][2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Hi Air Jeju, Kitakyushu,[3] Seoul–Gimpo
Hunnu Air Ulaanbaatar[4]
Jeju Air Da Nang,[5] Guam[6]
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[5] Kota Kinabalu,[7] Osaka–Kansai,[5] Taipei–Taoyuan[5]
Korean Air Charter: Nagoya–Centrair[8]
Pacific Airlines Da Lat, Da Nang,[4] Nha Trang[4]
Sichuan Airlines Zhangjiajie[9]
Sky Angkor Airlines Charter: Siem Reap
StarFlyer Charter: Kitakyushu
VietJet Air Da Nang[4]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at MWX airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operations Passenger volume Cargo tonnage
2007 224 15,223 159
2008 1,841 130,014 1,173
2009 1,032 57,716 450
2010 1,058 47,727 907
2011 875 91,133 941
2012 923 96,166 957
2013 1,237 132,603 1,329
2014 1,499 178,414 1,738
2015 2,355 311,922 2,677
2016 2,330 321,675 2,751
2017 2,146 298,016 2,243
2018 3,818 543,247 3,890
2019 6,585 895,410 6,762
2020 930 112,938 1,013
2021 88 7,529 35
2022 192 29,394 352
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[10]

See also

References
  1. "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
  2. "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".
  3. "하이에어, 무안공항 · 기타큐슈 노선 … '국제선 취항'" [Hi Air, Muan Airport, Kitakyushu Routes… "International flights started."] (in Korean). Kookmin News. 25 May 2023.
  4. "무안공항 국제선 신규 노선 취항 '활기'" [Muan Airport's new international route 'vital'] (in Korean). Jeonnam Ilbo. 22 May 2023.
  5. Jeju Air extends international flights from Muan till late-Oct 2018 Routesonline. 16 May 2018.
  6. "Jeju Air adds Muan – Guam service from late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. Routesonline. 2 November 2018.
  8. "Korean Air May/June 2023 Muan-Nagoya charter operations". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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