Airports / South Korea / WJU
Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
RKNW / WJUWonju, South KoreaELEV 329 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport (JWO) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Wonju, South Korea, Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (RKNW / WJU) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 329 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list WJU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport (JWO, 25 nm), Seoul Air Base (K-16) (SSN, 40 nm), and Suwon Airport (SWU, 47 nm).
Trip costs from WJU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Wonju and Hoengseong Air Base. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from WJU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RKNW
IATA
WJU
FAA / Local
RKNW
Elevation
329 ft
Coordinates
37.4371° N · 127.9601° 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 329 ft, WJU sits higher than 87% 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.
- 25nmJWOJungwon Air Base/Chungju AirportGimseang-ro
- 40nmSSNSeoul Air Base (K-16)Seongnam
- 47nmSWUSuwon AirportSuwon
- 49nmCJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju
- 49nmOSNOsan Air BasePyeongtaek
- 50nmYNYYangyang International AirportGonghang-ro
Location
Open the full mapRKNW · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) · Wonju, South Korea