AirportsMuan International Airport is a large airport serving Muan (Piseo-ri), in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MWX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MWX
- ICAO code
- RKJB
- City
- Muan (Piseo-ri)
- State or region
- Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.9914° N, 126.3828° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (35 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MWX means Muan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKJB. 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 34.9914° N, 126.3828° E. It stands 11 metres (35 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Masan, about 44 km away in a straight line.
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
Muan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | not listed | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gwangju AirportGwangju | KWJ | 41 km |
| Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan | KUV | 104 km |
| Yeosu AirportYeosu | RSU | 114 km |
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 154 km |
| Jeju International AirportJeju City | CJU | 165 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,667 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,517 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,776 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,096 km | 11 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,356 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,812 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,401 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,218 km | 2 h 00 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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