Cheongju International Airport
Airport in North Chungcheong, South Korea
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Cheongju International Airport (IATA: CJJ, ICAO: RKTU) is an international airport in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, South Korea. It also serves the cities of Daejeon and Sejong. In 2024, 4,579,221 passengers used the airport. It also houses the 17th fighter wing of the ROKAF (F-35A fighters). There is the Cheongju Int'l Airport railway station next to the airport, called Cheongju Airport station, which is on the Chungbuk Line.
Cheongju International Airport 청주국제공항 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Daejeon, Sejong City, North Chungcheong | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Built | September 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 191 ft / 58 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°42′59″N 127°29′57″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  CJJ/RKTU Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||||||
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| Statistics from KAC[1] | |||||||||||||||
Overview
Cheongju International Airport is located at Ipsang-ri (a township), Naesu-eup (읍; town), Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. A railway station is located nearby. It opened as a military airbase in September 1978, and in 1984, international airport construction began. The construction was completed in December 1996, and it was opened as Cheongju International Airport on April 28, 1997. During the mid 80's, Cheongju was selected as a possible site for Korea's main international airport before Incheon became the preferred location. It can process 1.23 million people from domestic flights and 1.15 million people from international flights annually, and the parking lots can hold 770 vehicles. In addition, airplanes can operate 196,000 times a year. There used to be flights to Busan and Saipan, but they were stopped due to low ridership. Currently, there are domestic flights to Jeju and international flights to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.[2] Because Cheongju International Airport is a joint civil-military airport, photography and videography is strictly prohibited on the installation.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Korean Air Cargo | Seoul–Incheon[citation needed] Seasonal: Shanghai–Pudong[citation needed] |
Statistics
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| Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
| 2001 | 4,138 | 606,108 | 19,672 |
| 2002 | 4,478 | 634,066 | 19,378 |
| 2003 | 5,687 | 761,148 | 23,020 |
| 2004 | 6,622 | 821,259 | 21,295 |
| 2005 | 7,085 | 857,269 | 13,542 |
| 2006 | 8,868 | 999,563 | 13,814 |
| 2007 | 9,286 | 1,032,484 | 13,516 |
| 2008 | 9,925 | 1,042,512 | 12,001 |
| 2009 | 8,879 | 1,023,532 | 10,606 |
| 2010 | 9,185 | 1,296,842 | 12,501 |
| 2011 | 9,082 | 1,337,791 | 16,179 |
| 2012 | 9,159 | 1,308,994 | 16,424 |
| 2013 | 9,579 | 1,378,604 | 12,994 |
| 2014 | 11,633 | 1,702,538 | 17,759 |
| 2015 | 14,153 | 2,118,492 | 19,802 |
| 2016 | 17,418 | 2,732,755 | 22,263 |
| 2017 | 15,825 | 2,571,551 | 19,213 |
| 2018 | 15,683 | 2,453,649 | 17,986 |
| 2019 | 18,648 | 1,503,528 | 18,918 |
| 2020 | 13,625 | 1,970,863 | 10,378 |
| 2021 | 17,425 | 2,628,257 | 13,627 |
| 2022 | 18,516 | 3,174,649 | 16,776 |
| 2023 | 22,547 | 3,695,812 | 20,724 |
| 2024 | 28,387 | 4,579,221 | 28,204 |
| Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[34] | |||
Ground transportation
Railway
There is a train station at Cheongju Airport but it is not on a main rail line, and the schedule is limited. KTX high speed train does not stop at Cheongju city but stops outside Cheongju at Osong Station.[35]
Bus
In 2019, there are 13 express and conventional buses per day from Seoul's Central City Terminal and four buses from the COEX City Airport Terminal in southern Seoul.[35]
Car
The parking facility is located directly opposite the passenger terminal.[36]
