Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport

무안국제공항
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
Serves
LocationMuan, South Jeolla, South Korea
Opened8 November 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-08)
Elevation AMSL16 m / 52 ft
Coordinates34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E / 34.9914056°N 126.3828139°E / 34.9914056; 126.3828139
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/muaneng/index.do
Map
MWX/RKJB is located in South Korea
MWX/RKJB
MWX/RKJB
Location of airport in South Korea
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,800 9,186 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers895,410
Aircraft movements6,585
Cargo tonnage6,762
Source:airport.kr.com[1][2]
Muan International Airport
Hangul
무안국제공항
Hanja
務安國際空港
Revised RomanizationMuan Gukje Gonghang
McCune–ReischauerMuan Kukche Konghang

Muan International Airport (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an international airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of South Jeolla, 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.

  1. ^ "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
  2. ^ "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".