Airports / South Korea / CJJ
Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
RKTU / CJJCheongju, South KoreaELEV 191 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport (JWO) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Cheongju, South Korea, Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (RKTU / CJJ) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 191 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CJJ 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, 26 nm), Camp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army Airfield (RKSG, 27 nm), and Osan Air Base (OSN, 32 nm).
Trip costs from CJJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CJJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
RKTU
IATA
CJJ
FAA / Local
RKTU
Elevation
191 ft
Coordinates
36.7156° N · 127.5003° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs South Korea fields
state range 6–1,171 ft
At 191 ft, CJJ sits higher than 74% 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.
- 26nmJWOJungwon Air Base/Chungju AirportGimseang-ro
- 27nmRKSGCamp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army AirfieldPyeongtaek
- 32nmOSNOsan Air BasePyeongtaek
- 39nmSWUSuwon AirportSuwon
- 41nmYECYecheon AirbaseYecheon-ri
- 48nmSSNSeoul Air Base (K-16)Seongnam
Location
Open the full mapRKTU · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · Cheongju, South Korea