Jeju International Airport

Jeju International Airport 제주국제공항
IATA: CJU ICAO: RKPC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation
Serves	Jeju Island
Location	Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened	26 April 1968; 56 years ago (1968-04-26)
Hub for	Jeju Air
Focus city for	Asiana Airlines Korean Air
Operating base for	Eastar Jet Jin Air
Elevation AMSL	36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates	33°30′41″N 126°29′35″E / 33.51139°N 126.49306°E / 33.51139; 126.49306
Website	www.airport.co.kr/jejueng
Map
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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 movements 175,366 Passengers 31,316,394 Tonnes of Cargo 258,847
Sources: World Aero Data[1] Korea Airports Corporation[2]

Jeju International Airport (IATA: CJU, ICAO: RKPC) is the second-largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon (near Seoul). It is located in the city of Jeju. The airport opened in 1968.

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. The airport is one endpoint of the world's busiest airline route, Jeju to/from Seoul-Gimpo. In 2019 over 17 million passengers traveled on that route.

Due to the airport operating far beyond its designed passenger capacity, it was announced in 2023 that Jeju's second airport would be constructed in Seongsan-eup, near the southern city of Seogwipo. This US$5.1 billion project has faced significant delays and controversies due to concerns the airport would negatively impact Jeju's groundwater sources, as well as protected species living in the area.^[3]