Airport serving Jeju Island, South Korea
Jeju International Airport Hangul 제주국제공항
Hanja 濟州國際空港
RR Jeju gukjegonghang MR Cheju kukchegonghang
Jeju International Airport (IATA :CJU ,ICAO :RKPC Jeju Island Airport is the second-largest airport inSouth Korea , just behindIncheon International Airport inIncheon nearSeoul . It serves as the home base forJeju Air , and is located inJeju City .
Jeju International Airport, which opened in 1968, serves many mainland destinations in South Korea, as well as international destinations in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. In 2015, 26,237,562 passengers used the airport. The airport is one endpoint ofthe world's busiest airline route , Jeju to/fromSeoul-Gimpo . In 2023 over 13.7 million passengers traveled on that route.
Due to the airport operating far beyond its designed passenger capacity, it was announced in 2023 that Jeju's second airport would be constructed in Seongsan-eup, near the southern city ofSeogwipo . This US$5.1 billion project has faced significant delays and controversies due to concerns the airport would negatively impact Jeju'sgroundwater sources, as well as protected species living in the area.[ 3]
Airlines and destinations [ edit ] Airlines Destinations Aero K Cheongju [ 4] Air Busan Busan ,Seoul–Gimpo ,Ulsan [ 5] Air China Beijing–Capital Air Seoul Seoul–Gimpo [ 6] Asiana Airlines Cheongju ,[ 7] Daegu ,[ 7] Gwangju ,[ 7] Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 7] Yeosu [ 7] Beijing Capital Airlines Hangzhou [ 8] China Eastern Airlines Shanghai–Pudong [ 9] China Southern Airlines Dalian ,Harbin China United Airlines Wenzhou [ 10] Eastar Jet Busan ,Cheongju ,[ 11] Gunsan ,[ 12] Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 13] Shanghai–Pudong ,Taipei–Taoyuan HK Express Hong Kong [ 14] [ 15] Jeju Air Beijing–Capital ,Beijing–Daxing ,[ 16] Busan ,Cheongju ,Daegu ,Gwangju ,Hong Kong ,[ 17] Seoul–Gimpo ,Xi'an Jin Air Busan ,Cheongju ,Daegu ,[ 18] Gunsan ,[ 19] Gwangju ,Hong Kong (begins 2 April 2026)[ 20] Muan ,[ 21] Pohang–Gyeongju ,[ 22] Seoul–Gimpo ,Shanghai–Pudong ,Taipei–Taoyuan ,[ 23] Ulsan ,[ 21] Wonju ,[ 24] Yeosu Seasonal: Xi'an Juneyao Air Nanjing ,[ 9] Shanghai–Pudong ,[ 25] Wuxi [ 26] Korean Air Beijing–Capital ,[ 7] Busan ,[ 7] Cheongju ,[ 7] Daegu ,[ 7] [ 27] Gwangju ,[ 7] Sacheon ,[ 7] [ 28] Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 7] Tokyo–Narita ,[ 7] [ 29] Ulsan ,[ 7] Yeosu [ 7] [ 30] Loong Air Hangzhou [ 31] Parata Air Seoul–Gimpo ,[ 32] Yangyang [ 32] Philippine Airlines Seasonal charter: Manila [ 33] Qingdao Airlines Qingdao Scoot Singapore [ 34] Shenzhen Airlines Shenzhen Spring Airlines Beijing–Daxing ,Guangzhou ,[ 35] [ 36] Hangzhou ,Nanjing ,[ 37] Ningbo ,Shanghai–Pudong ,Shenyang ,Tianjin Tigerair Taiwan Kaohsiung ,[ 38] Taichung ,[ 39] Taipei–Taoyuan [ 40] [ 41] T'way Air Cheongju ,Daegu ,Gwangju ,Kaohsiung ,[ 42] Osaka–Kansai ,[ 43] Seoul–Gimpo ,Singapore ,[ 44] Taipei–Taoyuan [ 45] West Air Zhengzhou XiamenAir Fuzhou [ 46]
Traffic and statistics [ edit ] Due to the popularity of Jeju as a holiday spot in South Korea, the air route from Jeju to Seoul is the busiest airline route in the world.[ 47] Gimpo and Jeju.[citation needed
As Jeju has gained popularity as a resort destination, the number of international visitors from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan has increased. In 1997, Jeju airport handled nine million passengers. In 2019, the airport passed the 30 million milestone despite being designed to handle a maximum of 26 million passengers.[citation needed In 2020, the number of international visitors dropped due toCOVID-19 . However, the Seoul-Jeju route remained the busiest in the world and flight delays are still common.[ 48]
In 2019, theMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced a US$4.18 billion construction plan that would begin in 2021 near Seogwipo City in southern Jeju. The airport would take 50% of the domestic flights to Jeju and would help to transfer flights during bad weather. The airport would accommodate 18.98 million passengers per year.[ 48] Ministry of Environment cancelled the plans due to their failure to protect the local environment, including Jeju's extensive groundwater reserves, and protected species in the area, such as thenarrow-mouthed frog . A new US$5.1 billion airport plan was provisionally approved in 2023 with no project completion date set.[ 3]
Traffic by calendar year [ edit ] Passengers Year 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 30,000,000 35,000,000 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Passengers Annual passenger traffic Traffic by calendar year Passenger volume Change over previous year Aircraft operations Cargo tonnage 1997 9,819,129 63,134 287,204 1998 7,469,980 0 23.9%50,979 275,899 1999 8,242,134 0 10.3%49,978 290,168 2000 9,125,939 0 10.7%55,675 320,633 2001 9,320,337 0 2.1%60,597 329,895 2002 9,939,700 0 6.6%68,681 337,750 2003 10,802,989 0 8.7%77,069 339,498 2004 11,104,341 0 2.8%76,075 327,325 2005 11,354,925 0 2.3%73,556 317,839 2006 12,109,836 0 6.6%78,611 315,129 2007 12,296,426 0 1.5%93,073 288,453 2008 12,448,084 0 1.2%95,671 225,479 2009 13,643,366 0 9.6%99,323 240,253 2010 15,724,360 0 15.3%103,426 231,287 2011 17,201,878 0 9.4%112,696 251,975 2012 18,443,047 0 7.2%120,699 244,647 2013 20,055,238 0 8.7%130,454 237,328 2014 23,197,796 0 15.7%145,533 275,429 2015 26,237,562 0 13.1%158,691 278,718 2016 29,707,364 0 13.2%172,742 291,494 2017 29,604,363 0 0.35%167,280 275,129 2018 29,455,305 0 0.5%168,331 266,370 2019 31,316,394 0 6.3%175,366 258,847 2020 21,054,696 0 32.8%138,256 171,385 2021 25,802,550 0 22.6%160,230 188,926 2022 29,703,662 0 15.1%169,624 210,962 2023 29,096,271 0 2.0%167,086 202,609 Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [ 2]
Domestic traffic by route [ edit ] Domestic traffic by route (2024) [ 2] Rank Airport Passengers Carriers 1 Seoul–Gimpo 15,278,561 Air Busan ,Air Seoul ,Asiana Airlines ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,T'way Air 2 Busan 3,514,193 Air Busan ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air 3 Cheongju 3,110,536 Aero K ,Asiana Airlines ,Eastar Jet ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,T'way Air 4 Daegu 2,076,334 Asiana Airlines ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,T'way Air 5 Gwangju 1,801,580 Asiana Airlines ,Jeju Air ,Jin Air ,Korean Air ,T'way Air 6 Yeosu 375,677 Asiana Airlines ,Jin Air ,Korean Air 7 Gunsan 325,560 Eastar Jet ,Jin Air 8 Wonju 207,163 Jin Air 9 Pohang–Gyeongju 197,012 Jin Air 10 Ulsan 167,462 Jin Air ,Korean Air
Busiest international routes [ edit ] Busiest international routes from Jeju (2024) [ 2] Rank Airport Passengers Carriers 1 Shanghai–Pudong 839,619 China Eastern Airlines ,Jin Air ,Juneyao Air ,Spring Airlines 2 Taipei–Taoyuan 304,679 Eastar Jet ,Tigerair Taiwan ,T'way Air 3 Hangzhou 195,287 Beijing Capital Airlines ,Loong Air ,Spring Airlines 4 Beijing–Daxing 163,805 Jeju Air ,Spring Airlines 5 Nanjing 145,875 Juneyao Air ,Spring Airlines 6 Osaka–Kansai 127,779 T'way Air 7 Hong Kong 122,208 HK Express ,Jeju Air 8 Beijing–Capital 117,554 Air China ,Korean Air 9 Singapore 99,908 Scoot 10 Ningbo 83,896 Spring Airlines
Accidents and incidents [ edit ] ^ "Airport information for RKPC" .World Aero Data . Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.^a b c d "KAC 한국공항공사" .^a b "Second Jeju Island airport approved after earlier rejection" .koreajoongangdaily.joins.com . 6 March 2023. Retrieved29 May 2024 .^ "Aero K hebt verspätet ab" .aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). 29 March 2021. Retrieved31 May 2022 .^ "Air Busan Adds Jeju – Ulsan Service From July 2025" .^ "에어서울, 일본발 악재에 '국내선' 유턴" (in Korean). 30 August 2019.^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Jeju, Korea Republic Of CJU".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :600– 601. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "Beijing Capital Resumes Hangzhou – Jeju Service From Dec 2023" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved17 November 2023 .^a b "Mainland Chinese Carriers NS23 International / Regional Network – 23APR23" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved24 April 2023 .^ "中国联合航空2026年春运预计执行航班9000余班" .jingjiribao.cn . Retrieved4 February 2026 .^ "이스타항공, 8월부터 청주-제주 노선 운항 재개" [Eastar Jet, resumes Cheongju-Jeju route in August] (in Korean). NBN. 15 June 2023.^ "이스타항공, 내달 군산∼제주 노선 신규 취항" [Eastar Jet, launches Gunsan~Jeju route in next month] (in Korean).Yonhap News Agency . 6 September 2023.^ "Eastar to resume flights this month for turnaround" .Yonhap News Agency . 14 March 2023.^ "Hong Kong (SAR) China HKG".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :543– 547. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "HK Express 1Q23 Korea Service Restorations" . Aeroroutes. 15 November 2022.^ "Jeju Air Expands Mainland China Network From late-April 2024" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved12 April 2024 .^ Jeju Air adds Jeju – Hong Kong route in 3Q18 Routesonline. 31 May 2018.^ Liu, Jim."Jin Air adds new domestic routes in 2Q20" .Routesonline . Retrieved26 May 2020 . ^ "진에어·제주항공, 제주 노선 신규 취항…매일 2회 운항" (in Korean).Yonhap News Agency . 29 September 2020.^ "Jin Air Launches New Routes from Busan and Jeju" .Seoul Economic Daily . Retrieved13 February 2026 .^a b "Jin Air Expands Jeju Domestic Network in NS24" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved28 March 2024 .^ "포항~김포, 포항~제주 노선 진에어 31일 취항" (in Korean).Yonhap News Agency . 16 July 2020.^ Liu, Jim (7 October 2025)."Jin Air Resumes Jeju – Taipei Service in 4Q25" .AeroRoutes . Retrieved7 October 2025 . ^ "진에어, 원주~제주 노선 다음 달 8일 신규 취항" (in Korean).Korean Broadcasting System . 25 September 2020.^ "Juneyao Airlines Resumes Jeju Service in NS23" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved10 March 2023 .^ "7月2日起，新增！" . Retrieved5 June 2025 .^ " .Koreanair . Retrieved6 October 2023 .^ "사천-제주 하늘길 3년 5개월 만에 다시 뚫렸다…신규 노선 취항" [Sacheon-Jeju route reopens in 3 years and 5 months] (in Korean).Yonhap News Agency . 13 October 2023.^ "Korean Air resumes Jeju – Tokyo service from July 2024" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved14 May 2024 .^ "대한항공 여수~제주 노선 29일부터 재개…여수공항 12→14편" [Korean Air resuming Yeosu~Jeju from 29th] (in Korean). News1. 4 October 2023.^ "Loong Air resumes Jeju service from late-June 2023" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved29 May 2023 .^a b "Parata Air Schedules Domestic Korea Service Debut in late-Sep 2025" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved19 September 2025 .^ Liu, Jim (18 March 2025)."Philippine Airlines Plans Jeju Service in April 2025" . AeroRoutes. Retrieved18 March 2025 . ^ "Singapore, Singapore SIN".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :1214– 1219. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "开航｜8月21日起，春秋航空将复航广州=济州岛航线，每天1班" . Retrieved24 July 2024 .^ "SPRING AIRLINES AUG/SEP 2024 GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL ROUTES ADDITION" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved29 July 2024 .^ "Spring Airlines adds Nanjing – Jeju service from mid-August 2019" . routesonline. Retrieved24 July 2019 .^ "tigerair Taiwan Expands Jeju / Adds Ishigaki Service in NS25" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved9 June 2025 .^ "tigerair Taiwan Schedule Taichung – Jeju late-June 2025 Launch" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved8 May 2025 .^ "Taipei, Chinese Taipei TPE".OAG Flight Guide Worldwide .27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom:OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited :1253– 1255. August 2025.ISSN 1466-8718 .OCLC 41608313 . ^ "tigerair Taiwan NW22 Operation Changes – 13OCT22" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved27 October 2022 .^ "T'Way Air Adds Jeju – Kaohsiung in 2Q25" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved6 March 2025 .^ T'Way Air NW22 Japan Operations – 27OCT22 Aeroroutes. 27 October 2022.^ "It will be easier to travel from Jeju to Singapore in the future. T'way Airlines will launch new direct flights between Jeju and Singapore from August 15" . 5 June 2025.^ "T'Way Air adds Jeju – Taipei service in late-Dec 2022" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved8 November 2022 .^ "XiamenAir adds Fuzhou – Jeju service From late-Jan 2024" .Aeroroutes . Retrieved4 January 2024 .^ Worldwide, OAG Aviation."Busiest Routes Right Now" .www.oag.com . Retrieved3 June 2021 . ^a b "New Jeju Airport still facing challenges" .The Korea Times . Retrieved3 June 2021 .^ Accident description for unknown at theAviation Safety Network . Retrieved on October 18, 2023.^ Ranter, Harro."ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300B4-622R HL7296 Cheju Airport (CJU)" .aviation-safety.net . Retrieved15 July 2018 . ^ "Official: Pilot on crashed South Korean cargo plane reported fire in final moments | Macleans.ca - Canada - Features" . 25 January 2014. Archived fromthe original on 25 January 2014.
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