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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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Bamboo Airways Charter: Da Nang
China United Airlines Ordos[3]
Hunnu Air Ulaanbaatar
Jeju Air Jeju,[4] Yanji,[4] Zhangjiajie
Jin Air Jeju,[5] Ulaanbaatar[6]
Lucky Air Lijiang[7]
Sichuan Airlines Zhangjiajie[8]
StarFlyer Charter: Kitakyushu
VietJet Air Da Nang[9]
Vietnam Airlines Charter: Da Nang, Hanoi, Nha Trang

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at MWX airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operations Passenger volume Cargo tonnage
2007 224 15,223 159
2008 1,841 130,014 1,173
2009 1,032 57,716 450
2010 1,058 47,727 907
2011 875 91,133 941
2012 923 96,166 957
2013 1,237 132,603 1,329
2014 1,499 178,414 1,738
2015 2,355 311,922 2,677
2016 2,330 321,675 2,751
2017 2,146 298,016 2,243
2018 3,818 543,247 3,890
2019 6,585 895,410 6,762
2020 930 112,938 1,013
2021 88 7,529 35
2022 192 29,394 352
2023 1,484 233,337 2,724
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport.kr.com.
  2. ^ "Cheongju Airport: LCC Aero K launches its new hub".
  3. ^ "CHINA UNITED ADDS INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FROM ORDOS IN LATE-2Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Jeju Air Expands Mainland China Network From late-April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Jin Air Expands Jeju Domestic Network in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "진에어, 5월 무안∼울란바토르 신규 취항" [Jin Air, launching Muan~Ulanbataar in May] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Chinese Carriers May – Oct 2024 Vietnam / NE Asia Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  9. ^ "무안공항 국제선 신규 노선 취항 '활기'" [Muan Airport's new international route 'vital'] (in Korean). Jeonnam Ilbo. 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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