AirportsYeosu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yeosu, 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 RSU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RSU
- ICAO code
- RKJY
- City
- Yeosu
- State or region
- Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 34.8423° N, 127.6170° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (53 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,100 m (6,890 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RSU means Yeosu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKJY. 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 34.8423° N, 127.6170° E. It stands 16 metres (53 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Chinju, about 58 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
Yeosu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,100 metres (6,890 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 15 airports of South Korea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,100 m 6,890 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon | HIN | 50 km |
| Gwangju AirportGwangju | KWJ | 80 km |
| Muan International AirportMuan (Piseo-ri) | MWX | 114 km |
| Gimhae International AirportBusan | PUS | 126 km |
| Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan | KUV | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,781 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,629 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,890 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,166 km | 11 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,341 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,738 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,456 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,108 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,033 km | 10 h 10 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.
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