Airports / South Korea / KUV
Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base
RKJK / KUVGunsan, South KoreaELEV 29 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gwangju Airport (KWJ).
Overview
Located in Gunsan, South Korea, Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (RKJK / KUV) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 29 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KUV as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gwangju Airport (KWJ, 48 nm), Naju Juksanbo Airfield (KR-1109, 56 nm), and Muan International Airport (MWX, 56 nm).
Trip costs from KUV are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Kunsan. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KUV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RKJK
IATA
KUV
FAA / Local
RKJK
Elevation
29 ft
Coordinates
35.9038° N · 126.6160° 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 29 ft, KUV sits lower than 83% 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.
- 48nmKWJGwangju AirportGwangju
- 56nmKR-1109Naju Juksanbo AirfieldNaju-si (Naju City)
- 56nmMWXMuan International AirportMuan (Piseo-ri)
- 65nmCJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju
- 67nmRKSGCamp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army AirfieldPyeongtaek
- 74nmOSNOsan Air BasePyeongtaek
Location
Open the full mapRKJK · Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base · Gunsan, South Korea