RKJB
Muan International Airport
VFR
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Name
Muan International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RKJB / MWX / RKJB
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:57 pm (KST)
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Municipality
Piseo-ri (Muan)
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Coordinates
34° 59′ 29″ N 126° 22′ 58″ E
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Elevation
52 ft (16 m MSL)
About Muan International Airport
Muan International Airport (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an international airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of South Jeolla, especially the cities of Gwangju, Mokpo and Naju. It replaced the nearby Mokpo Airport and is expected to replace the nearby Gwangju Airport in the near future as well. In 2018, 543,247 passengers used the airport. The airport is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.