South Korea flag Cheongju Airport (CJJ)

Country South Korea | Asia | Regional Airport | IATA: CJJ | ICAO: RKTU | Elevation 191 ft · 58 m | Local time

Destinations
25
Flights / day
60
Busiest route
Jeju City
Top airline
Aero K Airlines

Cheongju Airport averages 60 flights per day to 25 destinations, with two domestic routes and 23 international routes. A total of 13 airlines operate at CJJ, led by Aero K Airlines. This airport provides direct service to eight countries across one continent, with Japan representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Cheongju connects to Bali, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 25 mins. Updated: September 1, 2026

Route Network

Cheongju Airport connects 25 destinations worldwide, with Jeju City standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Bali, and the shortest flight is to Fukuoka.

South Korea flag Jeju City (CJU) – South Korea 7 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
229 mi · 368 km
31
per day
Japan flag Osaka (KIX) – Japan 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
463 mi · 745 km
4
per day
Japan flag New Chitose (CTS) – Japan 1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
861 mi · 1,385 km
3
per day
Taiwan flag Taipei (TPE) – Taiwan 2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
885 mi · 1,425 km
3
per day
Japan flag Fukuoka (FUK) – Japan 2 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
273 mi · 440 km
2
per day
China flag Shanghai (PVG) – China 3 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
505 mi · 812 km
2
per day
Japan flag Tokyo (NRT) – Japan 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
721 mi · 1,160 km
2
per day
Japan flag Kitakyūshū (KKJ) – Japan 1 airline
CJJ → KKJ
2
per day
Japan flag Naha (OKA) – Japan 1 airline
2 hr 35 mins
727 mi · 1,170 km
2
per day
Viet Nam flag Da Nang (DAD) – Viet Nam 2 airlines
4 hr 55 mins
1,854 mi · 2,984 km
1
per day
Viet Nam flag Nha Trang (CXR) – Viet Nam 2 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,051 mi · 3,300 km
1
per day
Japan flag Tokoname (NGO) – Japan 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
537 mi · 864 km
1
per day
China flag Yanji (YNJ) – China 2 airlines
CJJ → YNJ
1
per day
Japan flag Hiroshima (HIJ) – Japan 1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
343 mi · 552 km
5
per week
Mongolia flag Ulaan Baatar (UBN) – Mongolia 1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,294 mi · 2,082 km
4
per week
Indonesia flag Bali (DPS) – Indonesia 1 airline
7 hr 25 mins
3,242 mi · 5,217 km
3
per week
China flag Kunming (KMG) – China 1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,656 mi · 2,665 km
3
per week
Japan flag Obihiro (OBO) – Japan 1 airline
CJJ → OBO
3
per week
Philippines flag Angeles City (CRK) – Philippines 1 airline
4 hr 15 mins
1,548 mi · 2,491 km
2
per week
China flag Dayong (DYG) – China 1 airline
CJJ → DYG
2
per week
China flag Ordos (DSN) – China 1 airline
CJJ → DSN
2
per week
China flag Qingdao (TAO) – China 1 airline
2 hr 10 mins
412 mi · 663 km
2
per week
South Korea flag Daegu-si (TAE) – South Korea 1 airline
CJJ → TAE
1
per week
Japan flag Hakodate (HKD) – Japan 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
793 mi · 1,276 km
1
per week
China flag Lanzhou (LHW) – China 1 airline
CJJ → LHW
1
per week

Route and destination data updated September 1, 2026.

Cheongju Airport is served by 13 airlines, with Aero K Airlines in the lead at 44% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 72% of routes. nine carriers operate only one route each. A total of nine airlines operate international routes, compared with eight airlines serving domestic routes. T'Way Air is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Bali with a flight time of 7 hrs 25 mins.

Aero K Airlines (17 routes)
T'Way Air (7 routes)
EASTAR JET (4 routes)
Sichuan Airlines (2 routes)
Asiana Airlines (1 routes)
Jeju Air (1 routes)
Jin Air (1 routes)
Korean Air (1 routes)
China Eastern Airlines (1 routes)
Spring Airlines (1 routes)
Ruili Airlines (1 routes)
China United Airlines (1 routes)
Qingdao Airlines (1 routes)

Cheongju Airport provides direct service to eight countries across one continent. The route network is 8% domestic and 92% international. Japan is the primary international destination.

South Korea - 31/day
Japan - 18/day
China - 5/day
Taiwan - 3/day
Viet Nam - 2/day
Mongolia - 1/day
Indonesia - 0/day
Philippines - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
20 min late
4 min (+23.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min late
6 min (+127.5%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 5

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 5

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
12 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
26 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
36 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
32 min late
Arrival
24 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
23 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 4

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
13 min late
4 min (-21.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
6 min early
4 min (-260.3%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
6 flights (7 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 1

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 29

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
15 min late
min (-1.9%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min early
1 min (+23.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
20 flights (30 day total)

Sep 4

2026

Departure
20 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
2

Sep 1

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
13 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 29

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 24

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 23

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
21 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
11 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 17

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 10

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
4

Aug 8

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 7

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
2

Aug 6

2026

Departure
15 min late
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
2

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#405 (60 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#633 (25 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
9,003 ft 2,744 m 200 ft 61 m Concrete
9,003 ft 2,744 m 200 ft 61 m Concrete
9,003 ft 2,744 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete
9,003 ft 2,744 m 150 ft 46 m Concrete

Runway Length

63 aircraft cannot operate at Cheongju Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 9,003 ft (2,744 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Cheongju (IATA: CJJ) operates around 60 flights per day to 25 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 2 domestic and 23 international routes, with Aero K Airlines as the leading carrier and Jeju City currently the busiest connection. From CJJ, passengers can reach 8 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,744 m (9,003 ft).

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