Jeju International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Jeju City, Jeju Teukbyeoljachi-do (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) (South Korea)

IATA: CJU ICAO: RKPC

Longest Active Runway

10,433 ft

3,180 meters

Field Elevation

118 ft

36 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.5121°, 126.4925°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #500 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#801 of 7558

Top 10.6% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (South Korea)

#4 of 4 in KR

#4 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+4.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CJU in numbers: 10,433 ft longest runway · tied #500 of 650 published · #801 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.6%) · #4 in South Korea.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CJU lies at 36 m (118 ft), #422 of 650 published airports by elevation and 30 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 77 ft above the South Korea median (41 ft, 4 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of CJU. Nearest published airport: Gimhae International Airport (PUS), 157 NM, 10,499 ft (66 ft longer than CJU); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,433 ft (3,180 m)

CJU runways: 07/25 10,433 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 13/31 6,268 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 4 in South Korea; ICN leads by 2,690 ft (13,123 ft). +4.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	10,433 ft (3180 m / 3.180 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13/31	6,268 ft (1910 m / 1.910 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →