Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport (Hangul: 무안국제공항, Hanja: 務安國際空港 Revised Romanization; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the Jeollanam-do, especially the cities of Gwangju, Mokpo and Naju. It replaced the nearby Mokpo Airport and is expected to replace the nearby Gwangju Airport in the near future as well. In 2018, 543,247 passengers used the airport. The airport is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.

Muan International Airport

무안국제공항
務安國際空港

Muan Gukje Gonghang
Muan Kukche Konghang
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesGwangju, Mokpo, Naju
LocationMuan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Opened8 November 2007 (2007-11-08)
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/muan
Map
MWX
Location of airport in South Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 9,186 2,800 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Passengers895,410
Aircraft Movement6,585
Cargo Tonnage6,762
Source:airport.kr.com[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Asiana Airlines Jeju
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
Jeju Air Da Nang,[3] Guam,[4] Sanya[5]
Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[3] Cebu, Kota Kinabalu,[6] Osaka–Kansai,[3] Taipei–Taoyuan[3]
Pan Pacific Airlines Clark,[7] Kalibo[8]
Sichuan Airlines Zhangjiajie[9]
Sky Angkor Airlines Charter: Siem Reap

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