Cheongju International Airport is an international airport in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, South Korea. It also serves the cities of Daejeon and Sejong. In 2024, 4,579,221 passengers used the airport. It also houses the 17th fighter wing of the ROKAF (F-35A fighters). There is the Cheongju Int'l Airport railway station next to the airport, called Cheongju Airport station, which is on the Chungbuk Line.
Overview Cheongju International Airport is located at Ipsang-ri (a township), Naesu-eup (읍; town), Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. A railway station is located nearby. It opened as a military airbase in September 1978, and in 1984, international airport construction began. The construction was completed in December 1996, and it was opened as Cheongju International Airport on April 28, 1997. During the mid 80's, Cheongju was selected as a possible site for Korea's main international airport before Incheon became the preferred location. It can process 1.23 million people from domestic flights and 1.15 million people from international flights annually, and the parking lots can hold 770 vehicles. In addition, airplanes can operate 196,000 times a year. There used to be flights to Busan and Saipan, but they were stopped due to low ridership. Currently, there are domestic flights to Jeju and international flights to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.Cheongju Airport Because Cheongju International Airport is a joint civil-military airport, photography and videography is strictly prohibited on the installation.
Airlines and destinations Passenger
Cargo
Statistics
Air traffic statisticsAircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage20014,138606,10819,67220024,478634,06619,37820035,687761,14823,02020046,622821,25921,29520057,085857,26913,54220068,868999,56313,81420079,2861,032,48413,51620089,9251,042,51212,00120098,8791,023,53210,60620109,1851,296,84212,50120119,0821,337,79116,17920129,1591,308,99416,42420139,5791,378,60412,994201411,6331,702,53817,759201514,1532,118,49219,802201617,4182,732,75522,263201715,8252,571,55119,213201815,6832,453,64917,986201918,6481,503,52818,918202013,6251,970,86310,378202117,4252,628,25713,627202218,5163,174,64916,776202322,5473,695,81220,724202428,3874,579,22128,204Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics
Ground transportation Railway There is a train station at Cheongju Airport but it is not on a main rail line, and the schedule is limited. KTX high speed train does not stop at Cheongju city but stops outside Cheongju at Osong Station.
Bus In 2019, there are 13 express and conventional buses per day from Seoul's Central City Terminal and four buses from the COEX City Airport Terminal in southern Seoul.
Car The parking facility is located directly opposite the passenger terminal.
See also Transportation in South Korea
References
External links
Cheongju Airport Official page