Muan International Airport (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an international airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of South Jeolla, 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 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
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Location | Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||
Opened | 8 November 2007 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E / 34.9914056°N 126.3828139°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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MWX/RKJB Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||
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Muan International Airport | |
Hangul | 무안국제공항 |
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Hanja | 務安國際空港 |
Revised Romanization | Muan Gukje Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Muan Kukche Konghang |
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bamboo Airways | Charter: Da Nang |
Jeju Air | Guam,[3] Jeju,[4] Yanji,[4] Zhangjiajie[4] Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[5] Da Nang,[5] Fukuoka, Kota Kinabalu,[6] Nha Trang, Osaka–Kansai,[5] Sapporo–New Chitose, Taipei–Taoyuan,[5] Vientiane |
Jin Air | Jeju,[7] Ulaanbaatar[8] |
Korean Air | Charter: Nagoya–Centrair[9] |
Pacific Airlines | Da Lat, Da Nang,[10] Nha Trang[10] |
Royal Air Philippines | Clark |
Sichuan Airlines | Zhangjiajie[11] |
Sky Angkor Airlines | Charter: Siem Reap |
StarFlyer | Charter: Kitakyushu |
VietJet Air | Da Nang[10] |
Vietnam Airlines | Charter: Da Nang, Hanoi, Nha Trang |
Air traffic statistics | |||
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Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
2007 | 224 | 15,223 | 159 |
2008 | 1,841 | 130,014 | 1,173 |
2009 | 1,032 | 57,716 | 450 |
2010 | 1,058 | 47,727 | 907 |
2011 | 875 | 91,133 | 941 |
2012 | 923 | 96,166 | 957 |
2013 | 1,237 | 132,603 | 1,329 |
2014 | 1,499 | 178,414 | 1,738 |
2015 | 2,355 | 311,922 | 2,677 |
2016 | 2,330 | 321,675 | 2,751 |
2017 | 2,146 | 298,016 | 2,243 |
2018 | 3,818 | 543,247 | 3,890 |
2019 | 6,585 | 895,410 | 6,762 |
2020 | 930 | 112,938 | 1,013 |
2021 | 88 | 7,529 | 35 |
2022 | 192 | 29,394 | 352 |
2023 | 1,484 | 233,337 | 2,724 |
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[12] |