Airports / South Korea / JWO
Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport
RKTI / JWOGimseang-ro, South KoreaELEV 281 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Gimseang-ro, South Korea, Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport (RKTI / JWO) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 281 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into JWO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 25 nm), Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ, 26 nm), and Yecheon Airbase (YEC, 33 nm).
Charter pricing from JWO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gimseang-ro.
Field capability
ICAO
RKTI
IATA
JWO
FAA / Local
RKTV
Elevation
281 ft
Coordinates
37.0302° N · 127.8864° 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
No
Elevation vs South Korea fields
state range 6–1,171 ft
At 281 ft, JWO sits higher 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.
- 25nmWJUWonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)Wonju
- 26nmCJJCheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju
- 33nmYECYecheon AirbaseYecheon-ri
- 41nmRKSGCamp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army AirfieldPyeongtaek
- 41nmOSNOsan Air BasePyeongtaek
- 44nmSWUSuwon AirportSuwon
Location
Open the full mapRKTI · Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport · Gimseang-ro, South Korea