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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
| Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gwangju, Mokpo, Naju | ||||||||||
| Location | Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E | ||||||||||
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  MWX Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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 |
See also
- Transportation in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
References
- "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
- "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".
- Jeju Air extends international flights from Muan till late-Oct 2018 Routesonline. 16 May 2018.
- "Jeju Air adds Muan – Guam service from late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Jeju Air adds Muan – Sanya service from Nov 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- Routesonline. 2 November 2018.
- Liu, Jim. "Pan Pacific Airlines adds Clark – Muan route from Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Pan Pacific resumes Kalibo – Muan service from late-March 2019".
- "Sichuan Airlines adds Dayong – Korea routes in W19". routesonline. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Muan Airport". Korea Airports Corporation website. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2005.
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