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Gwangju Airport 광주공항

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Gwangju Airport (IATA: KWJ, ICAO: RKJJ) is an airport in Gwangju, South Korea, and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers used the airport. This airport is planned to close when Muan International Airport becomes more established. Because Gwangju Airport is sharing location with a military base, taking photographs or videos of the apron, runway or military facility is strictly prohibited.

Description via Wikipedia (lead extract) · name cross-verified Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Verified facts

Gwangju Airport (광주공항) — verified Korean airport (공항). In Gwangsan District.

Details

• IATA: KWJ
• ICAO: RKJJ
• Location: Gwangju, South Korea
• Manager: Korea Airports Corporation
• Passengers (2018): 1,986,125
• Type: 공항

Location

35.12639, 126.80889 · View on map →

Q&A — what agents ask

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Verification history

Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 91 verified snapshots.

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Nearby verified spots

• Suryanggongwon · 3.4 km
• 5·18 Memorial Park · 5.4 km
• Yeomju Gymnasium · 6.4 km
• Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium · 8.5 km
• Gwangju Mudeung Stadium · 8.7 km
• Gwangju Folk Museum · 9.6 km

Distances from verified coordinates (Wikidata P625), great-circle.