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Gwangju airport at Gwangju (South Korea)
Gwangju airport is located near Gwangju, with Yach’on at 1mi↑, Gwangju at 7mi↑, Kwangju-gwangyŏksi at 7mi↑, Naju at 8mi↑, Hwasun at 11mi↑, Kanhei at 17mi↑, Reiko at 20mi↑, Muan at 21mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in South Korea and Southernmost airports in South Korea
→ See also airports in South Korea
aerial view of Gwangju airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : RKJJ
- IATA code : KWJ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 12 m = 39ft
→ See also Highest airports in South Korea and Lowest airports in South Korea
Runways
- runway 04L/22R : 2835m = 9301ft
- runway 04R/22L : 2835m = 9301ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in South Korea
Coming to Gwangju airport
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Aviation weather for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
RKJJ 212300Z 16001KT 0400 R04/0400 FG FEW000 SCT210 M06/M06 A3032 RMK FG FEW000 SLP268 8/008 9/003
Decoded METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
METAR issued by RKJJ on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 5 minutes ago.
visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
The temperature is -6°C = 21°F, dew point is -6°C = 21°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100%.
QNH is 1027hPa = 30.32inHg
Wind 2km/h = 1kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : few clouds at 0ft = 0m. scattered clouds at 21000ft = 6400m.
fog
Remarks : fog few clouds at 000 Sea Level Pressure SLP=268 8/008 9/003
TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
RKJJ 212300Z 2200/2306 18006KT 0400 FG SCT040 BKN180 FM220030 18006KT 1600 BR SCT040 BKN180 BECMG 2201/2202 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 BKN180 VIS 9000 HZ AFT 2203 BECMG 2217/2218 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 SCT180 BECMG 2220/2221 18006KT 1600 BR SCT040 SCT100 BECMG 2223/2224 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 SCT100 VIS 9999 NSW AFT 2301 TNM06/2221Z TX13/2306Z
Decoded TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
TAF issued by RKJJ on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 23:00 UTC, issued 2 hours and 5 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, January 21, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 21, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
2200/2306 18006KT 0400 FG SCT040 BKN180
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 0km = 0mi, there's fog.
fog
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 18000ft = 5490m
from Tuesday, January 21, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 21, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
FM220030 18006KT 1600 BR SCT040 BKN180
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 18000ft = 5490m
becoming from Tuesday, January 21, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2201/2202 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 BKN180 VIS 9000 HZ AFT 2203
VIS
9000
AFT
2203
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
haze
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 18000ft = 5490m
becoming from Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2217/2218 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 SCT180
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 18000ft = 5490m
becoming from Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2220/2221 18006KT 1600 BR SCT040 SCT100
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m
becoming from Wednesday, January 22, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 23, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2223/2224 18006KT 4800 BR SCT040 SCT100 VIS 9999 NSW AFT 2301 TNM06/2221Z TX13/2306Z
VIS
visibility more than 10 km
no significant weather
AFT
2301
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 180°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m
NOTAM for Gwangju airport
Around Gwangju airport at Gwangju (South Korea)
near
- Hotels in Yach’on
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 658mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5548mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5548mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5561mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5570mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5572mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 5577mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 5579mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 5591mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 5594mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 5597mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 5599mi↑
- for Gwangju airport at 0mi↑
- for C 718 airport at 4mi↑
- for C 717 airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Gwangju airport at Gwangju (South Korea)
- C 718 heliport ( RK5L) at 4mi↑
- C 717 heliport ( RK5K) at 8mi↑
- C 720 heliport ( RK5N) at 8mi↑
- Hwangryong airport ( KR-1058) at 11mi↑
- C 722 heliport ( KR-0070) at 12mi↑
- C 723 heliport ( RK5P) at 14mi↑
- G 710 airport ( RK6D) at 20mi↑
- G 712 airport ( RK60) at 22mi↑
- Muan International airport (RKJB MWX ) at 26mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Yong Jung-ri heliport (RKJO ) at 30mi↑NOTAM
- C 716 heliport ( RK5J) at 30mi↑
- N 310 heliport ( RK8Y) at 32mi↑
→ See also Former airports in South Korea
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap