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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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By plane :
- Gwangju airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
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Aviation weather for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
RKJJ 141800Z 18002KT 4800 BR FEW160 M03/M03 A3017 RMK SLP218 8/050 9/020
Decoded METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
METAR issued by RKJJ on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 18:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 43 hours and -1396 minutes ago.
visibility is 5km = 3mi.
The temperature is -3°C = 27°F, dew point is -3°C = 27°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100%.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.17inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is 180°.
Clouds : few clouds at 16000ft = 4880m.
mist
Remarks : Sea Level Pressure SLP=218 8/050 9/020
TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
RKJJ 141700Z 1418/1524 30006KT 4800 BR NSC TNM03/1421Z TX07/1506Z BECMG 1500/1501 24006KT CAVOK BECMG 1509/1510 4800 -RA BR BKN020 OVC030 BECMG 1517/1518 30006KT 9999 NSW BKN020
Decoded TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ
TAF issued by RKJJ on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 20 hours and 44 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, February 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, February 14, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
1418/1524 30006KT 4800 BR NSC TNM03/1421Z TX07/1506Z
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
mist
becoming from Friday, February 14, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 15, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1500/1501 24006KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Saturday, February 15, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 15, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1509/1510 4800 -RA BR BKN020 OVC030
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
light rain
mist
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Saturday, February 15, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, February 15, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1517/1518 30006KT 9999 NSW BKN020
no significant weather
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 2000ft = 610m
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
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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