Cheongju Airport has the highest number of passengers since opening... 500,000 more passengers per year

Cheongju International Airport, operated by the Korea Airports Corporation, announced on the 4th that the number of passengers using the airport was 3.69 million last year, the highest number since the airport opened in 1997.
Cheongju International Airport has the fastest recovery rate among the eight international airports in the country after the COVID-19 virus situation ends. Before the COVID-19 virus outbreak
Compared to 2019, the passenger recovery rate was 122.8% (domestic flights 126.3%, international flights 105.4%). This is the highest standard among the eight international airports in Japan.
Last year, the number of passengers using Cheongju International Airport by route was 3.17 million on domestic flights and 520,000 on international flights. 16.4% (5%) from the previous record of 3.17 million passengers in 2022
20,000 people). Currently, Cheongju International Airport operates 166 flights a week on nine international routes to five countries. Airport officials said, ``Considering the increasing trend of domestic passengers and international flight operations,
It is expected that the number of passengers will reach 4.3 million."