Jeju International Airport

Jeju International Airport
Hangul	제주국제공항
Hanja	濟州國際空港
Revised Romanization	Jeju Gukje Gonghang
McCune–Reischauer	Cheju Kukche Konghang

Jeju International Airport

제주국제공항
Jeju International Airport; 제주국제공항
	IATA: CJU; ICAO: RKPC;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation
Serves	Jeju Island
Location	Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea
Opened	26 April 1968; 56 years ago
Focus city for	Asiana Airlines; Korean Air;
Operating base for	Eastar Jet; Jeju Air; Jin Air;
Elevation AMSL	36 m / 118 ft
Coordinates	33°30′41″N 126°29′35″E / 33.51139°N 126.49306°E
Website	www.airport.co.kr/jejueng
Map
	CJU/RKPC CJU/RKPC CJU/RKPC CJU/RKPC
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	175,366
Passengers	31,316,394
Tonnes of Cargo	258,847
	Sources: World Aero Data; Korea Airports Corporation

Jeju International Airport (IATA: CJU, ICAO: RKPC) is the second-largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon Airport in Incheon (near Seoul). 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 mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2015, 26,237,562 passengers used the airport. The airport is one endpoint of the world's busiest airline route, Jeju to/from Seoul-Gimpo. In 2019 over 17 million passengers traveled on that route.

Due to the airport operating far beyond its designed passenger capacity, it was announced in 2023 that Jeju's second airport would be constructed in Seongsan-eup, near the southern city of Seogwipo. This US$5.1 billion project has faced significant delays and controversies due to concerns the airport would negatively impact Jeju's groundwater sources, as well as protected species living in the area.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero K	Cheongju^[4]
Air Busan	Busan, Seoul–Gimpo
Air China	Beijing–Capital
Air Seoul	Seoul–Gimpo^[5]
Asiana Airlines	Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Seoul–Gimpo, Yeosu
Beijing Capital Airlines	Hangzhou (resumes 1 July 2024)^[6]
China Eastern Airlines	Shanghai–Pudong^[7]
China Southern Airlines	Dalian, Harbin
China United Airlines	Ordos (begins 20 June 2024)^[8]
Eastar Jet	Cheongju,^[9] Gunsan,^[10] Seoul–Gimpo,^[11] Taipei–Taoyuan
HK Express	Hong Kong^[12]
Jeju Air	Beijing–Capital, Beijing–Daxing,^[13] Busan, Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Hong Kong,^[14] Muan,^[13] Seoul–Gimpo, Xi'an
Jiangxi Air	Nanchang^[15]
Jin Air	Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,^[16] Gunsan,^[17] Gwangju, Muan,^[18] Pohang–Gyeongju,^[19] Seoul–Gimpo, Shanghai–Pudong, Ulsan,^[18] Wonju,^[20] Yeosu Seasonal: Xi'an (resumes 21 July 2024)
Juneyao Air	Nanjing,^[7] Shanghai–Pudong^[21]
Korean Air	Beijing–Capital, Busan, Cheongju, Daegu,^[22] Gwangju, Sacheon,^[23] Seoul–Gimpo, Tokyo–Narita (resumes 19 July 2024),^[24] Ulsan, Yeosu^[25]
Loong Air	Hangzhou^[26]
Scoot	Singapore
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen
Spring Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Hangzhou, Nanjing,^[27] Ningbo, Shanghai–Pudong, Shenyang, Tianjin
Tigerair Taiwan	Taipei–Taoyuan^[28]
T'way Air	Cheongju, Daegu, Gwangju, Osaka–Kansai,^[29] Seoul–Gimpo, Taipei–Taoyuan^[30]
West Air	Zhengzhou
XiamenAir	Fuzhou^[31]

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.^[32] In 2019, there were 85,000 flights from eight different airlines, meanwhile, 17 million seats were sold on flights between Gimpo and Jeju.^{[citation needed]}

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 milestone despite being designed to handle a maximum of 26 million passengers.^{[citation needed]} In 2020, the number of international visitors dropped due to COVID-19. However, the Seoul-Jeju route remained the busiest in the world and flight delays are still common.^[33]

In 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced a US$4.18 billion construction plan that would begin in 2021 near Seogwipo City in southern Jeju. The airport would take 50% of the domestic flights to Jeju and would help to transfer flights during bad weather. The airport would accommodate 18.98 million passengers per year.^[33] However in 2021 the Minstry of Environment cancelled the plans due to their failure to protect the local environment, including Jeju's extensive groundwater reserves, and protected species in the area, such as the narrow-mouthed frog. A new US$ 5.1 billion airport plan was provisionally approved in 2023 with no project completion date set.^[3]

Traffic by calendar year

Annual passenger traffic at CJU airport.See Wikidata query.

Traffic by calendar year
	Passenger volume	Change over previous year	Aircraft operations	Cargo tonnage
1997	9,819,129		63,134	287,204
1998	7,469,980	023.9%	50,979	275,899
1999	8,242,134	010.3%	49,978	290,168
2000	9,125,939	010.7%	55,675	320,633
2001	9,320,337	02.1%	60,597	329,895
2002	9,939,700	06.6%	68,681	337,750
2003	10,802,989	08.7%	77,069	339,498
2004	11,104,341	02.8%	76,075	327,325
2005	11,354,925	02.3%	73,556	317,839
2006	12,109,836	06.6%	78,611	315,129
2007	12,296,426	01.5%	93,073	288,453
2008	12,448,084	01.2%	95,671	225,479
2009	13,643,366	09.6%	99,323	240,253
2010	15,724,360	015.3%	103,426	231,287
2011	17,201,878	09.4%	112,696	251,975
2012	18,443,047	07.2%	120,699	244,647
2013	20,055,238	08.7%	130,454	237,328
2014	23,197,796	015.7%	145,533	275,429
2015	26,237,562	013.1%	158,691	278,718
2016	29,707,364	013.2%	172,742	291,494
2017	29,604,363	00.35%	167,280	275,129
2018	29,455,305	00.5%	168,331	266,370
2019	31,316,394	06.3%	175,366	258,847
2020	21,054,696	032.8%	138,256	171,385
2021	25,802,550	022.6%	160,230	188,926
2022	29,703,662	015.1%	169,624	210,962
2023	29,096,271	02.0%	167,086	202,609
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics^[2]

Domestic traffic by route

**Domestic Traffic By Route (2022)**^[2]
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Aircraft Movements	Carriers
1	Seoul-Gimpo	17,250,478	95,042	Air Busan, Air Seoul, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
2	Busan	3,714,710	21,498	Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air
3	Cheongju	3,172,099	18,494	Aero K, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air
4	Daegu	2,144,594	12,587	Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, T'way Air
5	Gwangju	1,661,178	9,907	Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Korean Air, T'way Air

Busiest international routes

**Busiest international routes from Jeju (2022)**^[2]
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Aircraft Movements	Carriers
1	Singapore	37,282	208	Scoot
2	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	26,518	185	Jeju Air
3	Osaka–Kansai	13,678	104	T'way Air
4	Taipei–Taoyuan	4,724	38	Tigerair Taiwan, T'way Air
5	Xi'an	4,007	50	Jin Air

Accidents and incidents

On 5 February 1982, a Republic of Korea Air Force Fairchild C-123 Provider crashed 2.3 miles N of Hallasan Volcano while on approach to land at Jeju in bad weather. All 53 occupants (6 crew, 47 army troops) were killed.^[34]
On 10 August 1994, Korean Air Flight 2033 overran the runway while attempting to land at Jeju International Airport. All 160 persons on board survived.^[35]
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.^[36]

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