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Jeju International Airport

Jeju International Airport

제주국제공항
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesJeju Island
LocationJeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened26 April 1968; 56 years ago (1968-04-26)
Hub forJeju Air
Focus city for
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates33°30′41″N 126°29′35″E / 33.51139°N 126.49306°E / 33.51139; 126.49306
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/jejueng
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CJU/RKPC is located in South Korea
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CJU/RKPC is located in Asia
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CJU/RKPC is located in North Pacific
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CJU/RKPC is located in Earth
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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 movements175,366
Passengers31,316,394
Tonnes of cargo258,847
Sources: World Aero Data[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]
Jeju International Airport
Hangul
제주국제공항
Hanja
濟州國際空港
Revised RomanizationJeju Gukje Gonghang
McCune–ReischauerCheju Kukche Konghang

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 Jeju City.

Operations

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Jeju International Airport, which opened in 1968, 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 2023 over 13.7 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]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aero K Cheongju[4]
Air Busan Busan, Seoul–Gimpo
Air China Beijing–Capital
Air Seoul Seoul–Gimpo[5]
Asiana Airlines Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Seoul–Gimpo, Yeosu
Beijing Capital Airlines Hangzhou[6]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong[7]
China Southern Airlines Changchun,[8] Dalian, Harbin
Donghai Airlines Nantong[9]
Eastar Jet Busan, Cheongju,[10] Gunsan,[11] Seoul–Gimpo,[12] Shanghai–Pudong, Taipei–Taoyuan
HK Express Hong Kong[13]
Jeju Air Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing,[14] Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Hong Kong,[15] Seoul–Gimpo, Xi'an
Jiangxi Air Nanchang[16]
Jin Air Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,[17] Gunsan,[18] Gwangju, Muan,[19] Pohang–Gyeongju,[20] Seoul–Gimpo, Shanghai–Pudong, Ulsan,[19] Wonju,[21] Yeosu
Seasonal: Xi'an
Juneyao Air Nanjing,[7] Shanghai–Pudong[22]
Korean Air Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,[23] Gwangju, Sacheon,[24] Seoul–Gimpo, Tokyo–Narita,[25] Ulsan, Yeosu[26]
Loong Air Hangzhou,[27] Ningbo[28]
Okay Airways Changsha
Qingdao Airlines Qingdao
Scoot Singapore
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen
Spring Airlines Beijing–Daxing, Guangzhou,[29][30] Hangzhou, Nanjing,[31] Ningbo, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan[32]
T'way Air Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Osaka–Kansai,[33] Seoul–Gimpo, Taipei–Taoyuan[34]
West Air Zhengzhou
XiamenAir Fuzhou[35]

Traffic and statistics

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Due to the popularity of Jeju as a holiday spot in South Korea, the air route from Jeju to Seoul is the busiest airline route in the world.[36] In 2019, there were 85,000 flights from eight different airlines, meanwhile, 17 million seats were sold on flights between Gimpo and Jeju.[citation needed]

As Jeju has gained popularity as a resort destination, the number of international visitors from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan has increased. In 1997, Jeju airport handled nine million passengers. In 2019, the airport passed the 30 million milestone despite being designed to handle a maximum of 26 million passengers.[citation needed] In 2020, the number of international visitors dropped due to COVID-19. However, the Seoul-Jeju route remained the busiest in the world and flight delays are still common.[37]

In 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced a US$4.18 billion construction plan that would begin in 2021 near Seogwipo City in southern Jeju. The airport would take 50% of the domestic flights to Jeju and would help to transfer flights during bad weather. The airport would accommodate 18.98 million passengers per year.[37] However, in 2021 the Ministry of Environment cancelled the plans due to their failure to protect the local environment, including Jeju's extensive groundwater reserves, and protected species in the area, such as the narrow-mouthed frog. A new US$5.1 billion airport plan was provisionally approved in 2023 with no project completion date set.[3]

Traffic by calendar year

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Annual passenger traffic at CJU airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year
Passenger volume Change over previous year Aircraft operations Cargo tonnage
1997 9,819,129 63,134 287,204
1998 7,469,980 Decrease23.9% 50,979 275,899
1999 8,242,134 Increase10.3% 49,978 290,168
2000 9,125,939 Increase10.7% 55,675 320,633
2001 9,320,337 Increase2.1% 60,597 329,895
2002 9,939,700 Increase6.6% 68,681 337,750
2003 10,802,989 Increase8.7% 77,069 339,498
2004 11,104,341 Increase2.8% 76,075 327,325
2005 11,354,925 Increase2.3% 73,556 317,839
2006 12,109,836 Increase6.6% 78,611 315,129
2007 12,296,426 Increase1.5% 93,073 288,453
2008 12,448,084 Increase1.2% 95,671 225,479
2009 13,643,366 Increase9.6% 99,323 240,253
2010 15,724,360 Increase15.3% 103,426 231,287
2011 17,201,878 Increase9.4% 112,696 251,975
2012 18,443,047 Increase7.2% 120,699 244,647
2013 20,055,238 Increase8.7% 130,454 237,328
2014 23,197,796 Increase15.7% 145,533 275,429
2015 26,237,562 Increase13.1% 158,691 278,718
2016 29,707,364 Increase13.2% 172,742 291,494
2017 29,604,363 Decrease0.35% 167,280 275,129
2018 29,455,305 Decrease0.5% 168,331 266,370
2019 31,316,394 Increase6.3% 175,366 258,847
2020 21,054,696 Decrease32.8% 138,256 171,385
2021 25,802,550 Increase22.6% 160,230 188,926
2022 29,703,662 Increase15.1% 169,624 210,962
2023 29,096,271 Decrease2.0% 167,086 202,609
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[2]

Domestic traffic by route

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Domestic traffic by route (2024)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Seoul–Gimpo 15,278,561 Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2 Busan 3,514,193 Air Busan, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3 Cheongju 3,110,536 Aero K, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4 Daegu 2,076,334 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
5 Gwangju 1,801,580 Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
6 Yeosu 375,677 Asiana Airlines, Jin Air, Korean Air
7 Gunsan 325,560 Eastar Jet, Jin Air
8 Wonju 207,163 Jin Air
9 Pohang–Gyeongju 197,012 Jin Air
10 Ulsan 167,462 Jin Air, Korean Air

Busiest international routes

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Busiest international routes from Jeju (2024)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Shanghai–Pudong 839,619 China Eastern Airlines, Jin Air, Juneyao Air, Spring Airlines
2 Taipei–Taoyuan 304,679 Eastar Jet, Tigerair Taiwan, T'way Air
3 Hangzhou 195,287 Beijing Capital Airlines, Loong Air, Spring Airlines
4 Beijing–Daxing 163,805 Jeju Air, Spring Airlines
5 Nanjing 145,875 Juneyao Air, Spring Airlines
6 Osaka–Kansai 127,779 T'way Air
7 Hong Kong 122,208 HK Express, Jeju Air
8 Beijing–Capital 117,554 Air China, Korean Air
9 Singapore 99,908 Scoot
10 Ningbo 83,896 Spring Airlines

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d "KAC 한국공항공사".
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  4. ^ "Aero K hebt verspätet ab". aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "에어서울, 일본발 악재에 '국내선' 유턴" (in Korean). 30 August 2019.
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  24. ^ "사천-제주 하늘길 3년 5개월 만에 다시 뚫렸다…신규 노선 취항" [Sacheon-Jeju route reopens in 3 years and 5 months] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 13 October 2023.
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  29. ^ "开航｜8月21日起，春秋航空将复航广州=济州岛航线，每天1班". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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