Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)

Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (RKTU) is a medium airport in Cheongju, 43, South Korea. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code RKTU or IATA code CJJ. It sits in Asia.

Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.

Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) sits near sea level at 191 ft.

Local operations run on Asia/Seoul. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.

SkyAccess inventory for RKTU updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare RKTU against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

Cheongju International Airport is an international airport in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, South Korea. It also serves the cities of Daejeon and Sejong. In 2024, 4,579,221 passengers used the airport. It also houses the 17th fighter wing of the ROKAF. There is Cheongju Int'l Airport railway station next to the airport, called Cheongju Airport station, which is on the Chungbuk Line.