Gwangju Airport is an airport in the city of Gwangju

Gwangju

Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...

, South Korea

South Korea

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 and is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation. This airport is planned to close when Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport

Muan International Airport Revised Romanization of Korean; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) is an airport in Muan County, Jeollanam-do. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the cities of Gwangju and...

 becomes more established.

Airlines and destinations

History

The airport was established in November 1948. It saw its first commercial flight in 1950. At the time, however, it was not located in Gwangju but in neighboring Jangseong, on a military training facility. The airport moved to its present location in Sinchon-dong, Gwangsan-gu

Gwangsan-gu

Gwangsan-gu is a district, similar to a ward, situated in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. The total population of the district, as of September 2004, is 295,294, and the population density of the district is 1,085 per 1 km...

, in 1964. It was taken over by the Korea Airports Corporation in 1990. The Airport terminal now has been constructed on 1994. The old terminal turned into the Cargo terminal.

Location

Situated 11km west of downtown Gwangju, Gwangju International Airport has two terminals for passenger and cargo, a runway, taxi stops, and parking lot accommodating about 820 vehicles. A subway

Gwangju Subway Line 1

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station is in the vicinity.

Parking lot

Customers should pick up a parking ticket from a printing machine on the way into the lot. If customers do not pick up the ticket, they have to pay the full fare.

External links

• Official Site (in English)