Muan International Airport () is an airport in
Muan County
Muan County (''Muan-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Jeollanam-do, South Jeolla Provinces of Korea, Province (''Jeollanam-do''), South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of ''Jeollanam-do'' following the ...
,
Jeollanam-do
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...
, South Korea. Construction of the airport began in 1997 and the airport opened on November 9, 2007. The airport serves the province of Jeollanam-do, especially the cities of
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
,
Mokpo
Mokpo (; ''Mokpo-si'') is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, close to Yudal mountain. Mokpo has frequent high-speed train services to Seoul, and is the terminus for a number of fe ...
and
Naju
Naju () is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the first character of Na ...
. It replaced the nearby
Mokpo Airport
Mokpo Air Base is an air base in Mokpo, South Korea . In 2006, 16,909 passengers utilized the airport. This airport was closed when the nearby Muan International Airport opened in November 2007.
Overview
Mokpo Airport opened as a stopover between ...
and is expected to replace the nearby
Gwangju Airport
Gwangju Airport (Hangul: 광주공항, Hanja: 光州空港, Revised Romanization of Korean: Gwangju Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer: Kwangju Konghang) is an airport in the city of Gwangju, South Korea and is managed by the Korea Airports Corpora ...
in the near future as well. In 2018, 543,247 passengers used the airport. The airport is managed by the
Korea Airports Corporation
Korea Airports Corporation was established in 1980 in Seoul, South Korea to carry out construction, checks and balances, management and operation of airports and to manage air transportation efficiently. As an organization specializing in airport ...
.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
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Transportation in South Korea
Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an automa ...
References
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External links
Muan Airport
Muan Airport(English)
Buildings and structures in South Jeolla Province
Airports in South Korea
Muan County
Airports established in 2007
2007 establishments in South Korea
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