AirportsCheongju International Airport is a large airport serving Cheongju, in Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJJ
- ICAO code
- RKTU
- City
- Cheongju
- State or region
- Chungcheongbuk-do (North Chungcheong Province)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.7156° N, 127.5003° E
- Elevation
- 58 m (191 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJJ means Cheongju International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKTU. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.7156° N, 127.5003° E. It stands 58 metres (191 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Seoul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cheongju International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 15 airports of South Korea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)Wonju | WJU | 90 km |
| Seoul Gimpo International AirportSeoul | GMP | 113 km |
| Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan | KUV | 120 km |
| Incheon International AirportSeoul | ICN | 125 km |
| Daegu International AirportDaegu | TAE | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,752 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,633 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,836 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,980 km | 11 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,144 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,610 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,614 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,110 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,232 km | 10 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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