Jeju International Airport

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Jeju International Airport

제주국제공항
濟州國際空港

Jeju Gukje Gonghang
Cheju Kukche Konghang
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesJeju Island
LocationJeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened26 April 1968 (53 years ago) (1968-04-26)
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates33°30′41″N 126°29′35″E / 33.51139°N 126.49306°E / 33.51139; 126.49306
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/jeju
Map
CJU is located in South Korea
CJU
CJU
Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 3,180 10,433 Asphalt
13/31 1,910 6,266 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft movements175,366
Passengers31,316,394
Tonnes of Cargo258,847
Sources: World Aero Data[1]
Korea Airports Corporation[2]

Jeju International Airport (Korean: 제주국제공항; Hanja: 濟州國際空港; RR: Jeju Gukje Gonghang; MR: Cheju Kukche Konghang) (IATA: CJU, ICAO: RKPC) is the second largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon. It is located in the city of Jeju. The airport opened in 1968.

Jeju International Airport serves many mainland destinations in South Korea, as well as international destinations in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia. In 2015, 26,237,562 passengers used the airport. It is home to the world's busiest airline route, to Seoul-Gimpo.

Due to the large number of passengers using the airport and its limited capacity, it was announced in 2019 that a second airport would be constructed on the island near the southern city of Seogwipo with an investment of 3.8 billion US dollars. It is expected to open to the public in 2025.[3]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia X Kuala Lumpur–International
Air Busan Busan, Seoul–Gimpo, Ulsan
Air China Seasonal: Beijing–Capital, Hangzhou
Air Seoul Busan, Cheongju,[4] Seoul–Gimpo[5]
Asiana Airlines Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Seoul–Gimpo, Yeosu
Beijing Capital Airlines Qingdao[6]
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Seasonal: Nanjing, Ningbo
China Southern Airlines Seasonal: Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Donghai Airlines Nantong[7]
Eastar Jet Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Busan, Cheongju, Gunsan, Hong Kong, Seoul–Gimpo, Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Taipei–Taoyuan[9]
Fly Gangwon Yangyang[10]
Hi Air Muan, Sacheon, Seoul–Gimpo, Ulsan
HK Express Hong Kong
Jeju Air Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[11] Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Fukuoka,[12] Gunsan,[13] Gwangju, Hong Kong,[14] Jinan,[15] Kaohsiung,[16] Seoul–Gimpo, Yeosu[17]
Jin Air Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,[18] Gunsan,[13] Gwangju, Pohang,[19] Seoul–Gimpo, Shanghai–Pudong, Ulsan,[20] Wonju[21]
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Xi'an
Korean Air Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Gwangju, Seoul–Gimpo
Loong Air Hangzhou,[22] Wenzhou[23]
Lucky Air Kunming[24]
Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen[25]
Spring Airlines Guangzhou,[26] Hangzhou, Nanjing,[27] Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Yangzhou
Tianjin Airlines Seasonal: Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan
T'way Air Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Hong Kong,[28] Nagoya–Centrair,[29] Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Gimpo, Tokyo–Narita

Traffic and statistics[]

Due to the popularity of Jeju as a holiday spot in South Korea, the air route from Jeju to Seoul is the busiest airline route in the world.[30] In 2019, there were 85 000 flights from eight different airlines, meanwhile, 17 million seats were deployed by flights between Gimpo and Jeju.[31]

As Jeju has gained popularity as a resort destination, the number of international visitors from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan has increased. In 1997, Jeju airport handled nine million passengers. In 2019, the airport passed the 30 million milestones despite is designed to handle a maximum of 26 million passengers.[31] In 2020, international visitors dropped due to COVID-19. However, the route Seoul-Jeju remained the busiest in the world, and flight delays are common.[31][32]

In 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced a $4.18 billion construction plan that would begin in 2021 in Seogwipo City, southern Jeju. The airport would take 50% of the domestic flights to Jeju and would help to transfer flights during bad weather. The airport would accommodate 18.98 million passengers by year.[32]

Traffic by calendar year[]

Traffic by calendar year
Passenger volume Change over previous year Aircraft operations Cargo tonnage
1997 9,819,129 63,134 287,203.5
1998 7,469,980 Decrease023.9% 50,979 275,898.7
1999 8,242,134 Increase010.3% 49,978 290,167.5
2000 9,125,939 Increase010.7% 55,675 320,632.9
2001 9,320,337 Increase02.1% 60,597 329,895.4
2002 9,939,700 Increase06.6% 68,681 337,750.0
2003 10,802,989 Increase08.7% 77,069 339,498.2
2004 11,104,341 Increase02.8% 76,075 327,325.1
2005 11,354,925 Increase02.3% 73,556 317,838.9
2006 12,109,836 Increase06.6% 78,611 315,128.6
2007 12,296,426 Increase01.5% 93,073 288,453.3
2008 12,448,084 Increase01.2% 95,671 225,478.7
2009 13,643,366 Increase09.6% 99,323 240,253.3
2010 15,724,360 Increase015.3% 103,426 231,286.5
2011 17,201,878 Increase09.4% 112,696 251,974.7
2012 18,443,047 Increase07.2% 120,699 244,646.7
2013 20,055,238 Increase08.7% 130,454 237,327,5
2014 23,197,796 Increase015.7% 145,533 275,428.8
2015 26,237,562 Increase013.1% 158,691 278,718.0
2016 29,707,364 Increase013.2% 172,742 291,494
2017 29,604,363 Decrease00.35% 167,280 275,129
2018 29,455,305 Decrease00.5% 168,331 266,370
2019 31,316,394 Increase06.3% 175,366 258,847
2020 21,054,696 Decrease032.8% 138,256 171,385
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[2]

Domestic traffic by route[]

Domestic Traffic By Route (2015)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Aircraft
Movements 		Carriers
1 Gimpo International Airport 15,443,279 87,986 Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Airlines
2 Gimhae International Airport 3,736,582 22,842 Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3 Cheongju International Airport 1,610,861 10,331 Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
4 Daegu International Airport 1,576,843 10,163 Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, T'way Airlines
5 Gwangju Airport 1,249,669 7,845 Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, T'way Airlines</
6 Gunsan Airport 226,154 1,432 Eastar Jet, T'way Airlines</
7 Muan International Airport 129,125 918 Asiana Airlines, T'way Airlines
8 Incheon International Airport 88,371 757 Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Airlines
9 Wonju Airport 75,146 706 Korean Air
10 Sacheon Airport 47,935 410 Asiana Airlines
11 Yeosu Airport 37,674 284 Korean Air
12 Ulsan Airport 23,841 226 Korean Air
13 Yangyang International Airport 18,946 117 Korea Express Air

Busiest international routes[]

Busiest international routes from Jeju (2015)[2]
Rank Airport Passengers Aircraft
Movements 		Carriers
1 Shanghai-Pudong 633,394 4,672 China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Jin Air, Juneyao Airlines, Spring Airlines
2 Tianjin 181,340 1,105 Okay Airways, Spring Airlines, Tianjin Airlines
3 Beijing-Capital 142,725 1,068 Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air
4 Hangzhou 121,832 925 Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, HK Express, Spring Airlines
5 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi 91,675 515 Eastar Jet
6 Ningbo 64,369 449 China Eastern Airlines
7 Harbin 61,840 384 China Southern Airlines, Spring Airlines
8 Changchun 48,934 409 China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Okay Airways
9 Tokyo-Narita 48,818 433 Korean Air
10 Hong Kong 48,050 384 Dragonair, HK Express

Top carriers[]

The percentage of passengers carried by the ten largest carriers in Jeju (covering arriving, departing and connecting passengers) in 2015 is as follows:

Top carriers (2015)[2]
Rank Carrier Domestic
passengers 		International
passengers 		Total %
1 Korean Air 5,233,177 215,345 5,448,522 20.77%
2 Asiana Airlines 4,679,896 1,007 4,680,903 17.84%
3 Jeju Air 4,255,339 1,477 4,256,816 16.22%
4 Jin Air 3,302,462 131,784 3,434,246 13.09%
5 T'way Airlines 2,602,825 37,351 2,640,176 10.06%
6 Eastar Jet 2,086,576 92,143 2,178,719 7.95%
7 Air Busan 2,083,436 2,083,436 7.94%
8 Spring Airlines 415,311 415,311 1.58%
9 China Eastern Airlines 377,424 377,424 1.44%
10 China Southern Airlines 175,792 175,792 0.67%

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 10 August 1994,  [ko] overran the runway while attempting to land at Jeju International Airport. All 160 persons on board survived.[33]
  • On 28 July 2011, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 experienced an in-flight fire and crashed while attempting to divert to Jeju. Both pilots were killed.[34]

See also[]

References[]

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