AirportsGwangju Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Gwangju, in Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KWJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KWJ
- ICAO code
- RKJJ
- City
- Gwangju
- State or region
- Gwangju-gwangyeoksi (Gwangju Metropolitan City)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.1232° N, 126.8054° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,835 m (9,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KWJ means Gwangju Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKJJ. 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 35.1232° N, 126.8054° E. It stands 12 metres (39 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
Gwangju Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,835 metres (9,300 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 2,835 m 9,300 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 2,835 m 9,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muan International AirportMuan (Piseo-ri) | MWX | 41 km |
| Yeosu AirportYeosu | RSU | 80 km |
| Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan | KUV | 88 km |
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 115 km |
| Jeju International AirportJeju City | CJU | 181 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,704 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,557 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,811 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,103 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,331 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,773 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,435 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,178 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,088 km | 10 h 15 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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