Gwangju Airport

Gwangju Airport

Gwangju Airport is a small national commercial airport in the East Asian country South Korea. Regular scheduled flights serve the capital's Seoul-Gimpo Airport and Jeju, from here there are connecting flights to other destinations.
  • URL: Gwangju (KWJ)
  • Time zone: GMT 9
  • Service telephone: +82 1661 2626
  • Address: Gwangju Airport, 420-25, Sangmu-daero, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju 62425, Republic of Korea
  • Operating company: Korea Airports Corporation (KAC)
  • Parking: Yes, paid parking - about 820 short-and long-term spaces.
  • Nearby cities: Kwangju (10 km), Mokp'o (53 km), Suncheon (65 km), Chŏnju (83 km), Iksan (92 km), Kunsan (95 km), Yŏsu (95 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport access is near the highway 22, about 11 km or 7 miles west of the city centre.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.02%), Tuesday (13.38%), Wednesday (13.02%), Thursday (13.50%), Friday (15.57%), Saturday (16.30%), Sunday (15.21%)
  • Alternative spelling: Kwangju, Gwangju Gonghang, Kvangdžu, Куанджу, Кванджу, غوانغجو, گوانگجو, קוואנגג'ו, 광주공항, 光州空港, 光州広域市, 光州广域市, 光州廣域市

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Asiana Airlines (112, 49,78 %)
  2. Jin Air (48, 21,33 %)
  3. Korean Air (32, 14,22 %)
  4. Jeju Air (32, 14,22 %)
  5. other (0.44 %)

Location
Commissioned in 1948, the airport is located approximately 11 km or 7 miles west of the city. It is accessible on the highways 13 and 22.