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Jeju International Airport

Jeju City, South Korea

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Destinations

ICAO

RKPC

Elevation

118 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Jeju International Airport

CJU

Location

Jeju City · 49 · South Korea

Connectivity

59 routes · 33 destinations

Position

33.512°, 126.493° · 118 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

K-ETA, Visa-free entry (select countries)Official

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South Korea's busiest leisure gateway serving Jeju Island.

Opened

1958

Location

Jeju City, South Korea

Jeju International Airport (CJU/RKPC) is located on Jeju Island, South Korea's largest island and a premier tourist destination. It serves as the primary air gateway to the island, handling tens of millions of passengers annually and consistently ranking among the busiest airports in South Korea and Asia. The airport operates a high volume of domestic flights connecting Jeju to Seoul's Gimpo and Gimhae airports, among others, making the Gimpo–Jeju route one of the world's busiest air corridors. International routes connect Jeju to major cities across East and Southeast Asia. Operated by Korea Airports Corporation, the airport has undergone multiple expansions to cope with surging tourism demand driven by Jeju Island's natural landscapes, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and visa-free entry for many nationalities.

Terminals

The airport has a single integrated passenger terminal handling both domestic and international flights, with separate concourses and check-in zones for each.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include city buses, airport limousine buses, taxis, and rental cars connecting the airport to Jeju City and other parts of the island.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating at CJU include Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air, Air Busan, Eastar Jet, and T'way Air, with Korean low-cost carriers dominating domestic routes.

Notable facts

›The Gimpo–Jeju route has historically ranked as one of the world's highest-traffic air routes by passenger volume.
›Jeju Island has a visa-free policy for most nationalities, boosting international traffic to CJU.
›The airport handled over 30 million passengers in peak pre-pandemic years.
›Korea Airports Corporation has studied plans for a second Jeju airport to relieve capacity constraints.
›Jeju Island's UNESCO Triple Crown status (Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage Site, Global Geopark) drives strong leisure demand.

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Route map (33 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

CJU → CJJ7C · 737

CJU → GMP7C · 737

CJU → PUS7C · 737

CJU → PVG9C · 320

CJU → CSXBK · 738

CJU → TSNBK · 738

CJU → HKGCX · 320

CJU → CGOCZ · 738

CJU → CGQCZ · 321

CJU → CSXCZ · 320

CJU → DLCCZ · 320 321

CJU → HRBCZ · 320

CJU → SHECZ · 321

CJU → SZXCZ · 320

CJU → TPEGE · 320

CJU → TSNGS · 321

CJU → PVGHO · 320

CJU → KIXJL · 739

CJU → NRTJL · 739

CJU → HKGKA · 320

CJU → CJJKE · 739

CJU → GMPKE · 739 744 772 73H

CJU → HINKE · 739

CJU → ICNKE · 739

CJU → KIXKE · 739

CJU → KUVKE · 739

CJU → KWJKE · 739 73H

CJU → NGOKE · 73H

CJU → NRTKE · 739

CJU → PEKKE · 333

CJU → PUSKE · 739 333 73H

CJU → RSUKE · 73H

CJU → TAEKE · 739 73H

CJU → USNKE · 73H

CJU → WJUKE · 739

CJU → GMPLJ · 738

CJU → PVGLJ · 738

CJU → FOCMF · 738

CJU → XMNMF · 738

CJU → NGBMU · 320

CJU → PEKMU · 321

CJU → PVGMU · 738

CJU → WNZMU · 320

CJU → FUKNH · 320

CJU → CJJOZ · 320 321

CJU → FUKOZ · 320

CJU → GMPOZ · 321 320 763 333

CJU → HINOZ · 320

CJU → ICNOZ · 321 320

CJU → KPOOZ · 320

CJU → KWJOZ · 321 320

CJU → MWXOZ · 321

CJU → PUSOZ · 321 320 734 735

CJU → TAEOZ · 320 321

CJU → GMPTW · 737

CJU → TAETW · 737

CJU → CJJZE · 737

CJU → GMPZE · 737

CJU → KUVZE · 737

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32021 routes Boeing 737-90013 routes Airbus A32112 routes Boeing 7378 routes Boeing 737-8008 routes 73H7 routes Airbus A330-3003 routes Boeing 747-4001 routes Boeing 777-2001 routes Boeing 767-3001 routes Boeing 737-4001 routes Boeing 737-5001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Jeju International Airport also known as Jeju Island Airport is the second-largest airport in South Korea, just behind Incheon International Airport in Incheon near Seoul. It serves as the home base for Jeju Air, and is located in Jeju City.

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