Airports / South Korea / KWJ
Gwangju Airport
RKJJ / KWJGwangju, South KoreaELEV 39 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Naju Juksanbo Airfield (KR-1109) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gwangju Airport (RKJJ / KWJ) sits in Gwangju, South Korea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 39 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KWJ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Naju Juksanbo Airfield (KR-1109, 13 nm), Muan International Airport (MWX, 22 nm), and Yeosu Airport (RSU, 43 nm).
Charter pricing from KWJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gwangju.
Field capability
ICAO
RKJJ
IATA
KWJ
FAA / Local
RKJJ
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
35.1232° N · 126.8054° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Korea fields
state range 6–1,171 ft
At 39 ft, KWJ sits lower than 65% of the 23 South Korea fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmKR-1109Naju Juksanbo AirfieldNaju-si (Naju City)
- 22nmMWXMuan International AirportMuan (Piseo-ri)
- 43nmRSUYeosu AirportYeosu
- 48nmKUVGunsan Airport / Gunsan Air BaseGunsan
- 62nmHINSacheon Airport / Sacheon Air BaseSacheon
- 98nmCJUJeju International AirportJeju City
Location
Open the full mapRKJJ · Gwangju Airport · Gwangju, South Korea