Muan International Airport 무안국제공항 務安國際空港 Muan Gukje Gonghang Muan Kukche Konghang |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
Serves | Gwangju, Mokpo | ||||||||||
Location | Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea | ||||||||||
Coordinates | Coordinates: 34°59′29.06″N 126°22′58.13″E / 34.9914056°N 126.3828139°E | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in South Korea | |||||||||||
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Source:airport-information.com
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Passengers | 178,249 |
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Muan International Airport (Hangul: 무안국제공항, Hanja: 務安國際空港) Revised Romanization of Korean; Muan Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer; Muan Kukche Konghang) (IATA: MWX, ICAO: RKJB) 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 Mokpo. It replaced the nearby Mokpo Airport and is expected to replace the nearby Gwangju Airport in the near future as well. In 2014, 178,249 passengers used the airport. The airport is managed by the Korea Airports Corporation.