WJURKNW

Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)

Wonju, South Korea · Asia

Asia Asia/Seoul

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

2,743 mLongest runway

Wonju Airport (IATA: WJU, ICAO: RKNW) is an airport in Hoengseong County, Gangwon, South Korea. During the Korean War it was designated K-46 (Hoengseong Air Base) by the United States Air Force. In 2011, 70,943 passengers used the airport, which is mainly for military use.

Location

37.437°N, 127.960°E · 100 m s. n. m. (329 ft)

General data

CountrySouth Korea

CityWonju

IATA codeWJU

ICAO codeRKNW

Coordinates37.437°N, 127.960°E

Elevation100 m s. n. m. (329 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Seoul

Runways1

Longest runway2,743 m

Direct destinations1

Official website

Runways · 1

03/21

Length2,743 m8,999 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceConcrete

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

126.200

ATIS (automatic information)

136.450

Departure

130.200

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Jin Air

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU

MLA

“Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU (Accessed: 25 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_wju,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WJU |title=Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-25 |language=en}}