Wonju Airport
Airport in Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wonju Airport (IATA: WJU, ICAO: RKNW) is an airport in Hoengseong County, Gangwon, South Korea. During the Korean War it was designated K-46 (Hoengseong Air Base) by the United States Air Force. In 2011, 70,943 passengers used the airport, which is mainly for military use.[1]
Wonju Airport 원주공항 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
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Serves | Wonju | ||||||||||
Location | Hoengseong County, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1997; 27 years ago (1997-02-28) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°27′33″N 127°58′37″E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source:airport.kr[1] |
Wonju Airport | |
Hangul | 원주공항 |
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Hanja | 原州空港 |
Revised Romanization | Wonju Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Wŏnju Konghang |
Only one parking position is large enough for a Boeing 737-900. The airport has a daily scheduled flight two times, currently operated by Jin Air to Jeju.
Because Wonju Airport is sharing with the military, taking photograph or video of apron, runway and military facility is strictly prohibited.
Wonju Airport's passenger terminal is 1.5 km from the airport runway, requiring passengers to take a shuttle bus (about 20 minutes) to their aircraft.[2]