Muan International Airport (Korean: 무안국제공항; Hanja: 務安國際空港; RR: Muan Gukje Gonghang; MR: Muan Kukche Konghang) (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of Jeollanam-do, 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.
Muan International Airport 무안국제공항 務安國際空港 Muan Gukje Gonghang Muan Kukche Konghang | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
Serves | City of Gwangju and South Jeolla Province | ||||||||||
Location | Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||
Opened | 8 November 2007 (15 years ago) (2007-11-08) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E | ||||||||||
Website | www.airport.co.kr/muan | ||||||||||
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MWX Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||
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Hi Air | Jeju[citation needed], Seoul–Gimpo, Ulsan |
Jeju Air | Da Nang,[3] Guam,[4] Sanya[5] Seasonal: Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,[3] Cebu, Kota Kinabalu,[6] Osaka–Kansai,[3] Taipei–Taoyuan[3] |
Pan Pacific Airlines | Kalibo[7] |
Sky Angkor Airlines | Charter: Siem Reap |
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