AirportsWonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) is a medium-sized airport serving Wonju, in Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WJU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WJU
- ICAO code
- RKNW
- City
- Wonju
- State or region
- Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province)
- Country
- South Korea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.4371° N, 127.9601° E
- Elevation
- 100 m (329 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WJU means Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46). Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RKNW. 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 37.4371° N, 127.9601° E. It stands 100 metres (329 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
Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) has 1 runway 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheongju International AirportCheongju | CJJ | 90 km |
| Yangyang International AirportGonghang-ro | YNY | 93 km |
| Seoul Gimpo International AirportSeoul | GMP | 104 km |
| Incheon International AirportSeoul | ICN | 133 km |
| Daegu International AirportDaegu | TAE | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,787 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,680 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,860 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,931 km | 11 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,056 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,527 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,703 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,077 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,293 km | 10 h 30 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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