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Gwangju Airport

Gwangju Airport is an airport in , South Korea, and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. In 2018, 1,986,125 passengers used the airport.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Gwangsan District, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Kwangju Ab” and “KWJ”
  • Address: 상무대로 420-25, 광주광역시, 광산구

Places of Interest

Highlights include Airport and Dongsongjeong.

Metro station
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station is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Sinchon-dong, , , . The station serves Gwangju , and there is a connection to the via Gukrak Bridge Haje Tunnel.

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Station is a railway station in . It is on the Gyeongjeon Line.

Railway stop
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station is a station of Gwangju Metro Line 1 in Songjeong-dong, , , . It serves as a transit station using local buses for citizens living in residential areas such as Hanam, Unnam, and Suwan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wolseong-dong.

Quarter
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Wangdusan is a mountain of , eastern South Korea. It has an elevation of 1,044 metres. is situated 8 km south of Gwangju Airport.

Gwangju Airport

Latitude
35.13955° or 35° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
126.81073° or 126° 48′ 39″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Operator
대한민국 공군, 미국 공군, 한국공항공사
IATA airport code
KWJ
ICAO airport code
RKJJ
Open location code
8Q784RQ6+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105569841
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6300415
Wiki­data ID
Q485662
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Gwangju Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Gwangju”
  • Cebuano: “Kwangju Ab”
  • Chinese: “光州国际机场”
  • Chinese: “光州國際機場”
  • Chinese: “光州机场”
  • Chinese: “光州機場”
  • Czech: “letiště Kwangdžu”
  • Czech: “Letiště Kwangdžu”
  • Esperanto: “Flughaveno Kŭanĵuo”
  • French: “aéroport de Gwangju”
  • French: “Aéroport de Gwangju”
  • French: “KWJ”
  • French: “광주”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Gwangju”
  • Japanese: “KWJ”
  • Japanese: “光州国際空港”
  • Japanese: “光州空港”
  • Korean: “K-57”
  • Korean: “K57”
  • Korean: “RKJJ”
  • Korean: “광주 공항”
  • Korean: “광주공항”
  • Korean: “광주국제공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Gwangju Aero”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه گوانگجو”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Gwangju”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Kwangju”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Gwangju”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Gwangju”
  • Russian: “Кванджу (аэропорт)”
  • Russian: “Кванджу”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Gwangju”
  • Swedish: “Gwangjus flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Kwangju Ab”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи гуонгҷу”
  • Turkish: “Gwangju Havalimanı”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Gwangju”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Quang Châu”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Gwangju”

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