Highest Airports in South Korea

Airports in South Korea ranked by elevation above sea level.

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇰🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

G 417 AirportJinbeol · 1,778 ft above sea level

542 m

Jeongseok AirportJeju Island · 1,171 ft above sea level

357 m

G-420 AirportGirin-myeon · 951 ft above sea level

290 m

G-412 AirportHyeonchon · 950 ft above sea level

290 m

G-418 AirportYudong-ri · 948 ft above sea level

289 m

Jecheon (G-605) AirportJecheon · 925 ft above sea level

282 m

G-312 AirportSanae-myeon · 855 ft above sea level

261 m

G-317 AirportHwacheon · 750 ft above sea level

229 m

G-405 AirportYongha-ri · 721 ft above sea level

220 m

G-414 AirportIpyeong-ro · 688 ft above sea level

210 m

G-406 AirportJukgok-ro · 656 ft above sea level

200 m

Yanggu (G-404) AirportYanggu · 655 ft above sea level

200 m

G-240 AirportCheongyang-ri · 630 ft above sea level

192 m

G-314 AirportHwacheon · 600 ft above sea level

183 m

G-311 AirportGandong-myeon · 590 ft above sea level

180 m

Ji Po Ri Airfield (G-237)Witguntan · 510 ft above sea level

155 m

Sangju AirfieldSangju · 492 ft above sea level

150 m

Idong Airport (G-231)Idong-myeon · 464 ft above sea level

141 m

G-313 AirportHwacheon · 460 ft above sea level

140 m

Gyeryongdae Emergency AirfieldGyeryong · 459 ft above sea level

140 m

G-419 AirportHongcheon-ro · 450 ft above sea level

137 m

SL Air AirstripNamweon · 440 ft above sea level

134 m

G-213 AirportHa-myeon · 400 ft above sea level

122 m

G-218 AirportGaenari · 381 ft above sea level

116 m

Yecheon AirbaseYecheon-ri · 354 ft above sea level

108 m

G 233 AirportMunam · 340 ft above sea level

104 m

Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)Wonju · 329 ft above sea level

100 m

Pocheon (G-217) AirportPocheon · 328 ft above sea level

100 m

G-219 AirportSamnyuksa-ro · 317 ft above sea level

97 m

Ganap-ri (G-222) AirportGanap-ri · 287 ft above sea level

87 m

Jungwon Air Base/Chungju AirportGimseang-ro · 281 ft above sea level

86 m

G-307 AirportYulmun-ri · 270 ft above sea level

82 m

G 238 AirportDosin-ri, Sinsei-myeon, Yeoncheon · 262 ft above sea level

80 m

Seongmu Airport258 ft above sea level

79 m

Icheon (G-510) AirfieldJinsangmi-ro · 255 ft above sea level

78 m

Yongin (G-501) AirportPogong-ro · 243 ft above sea level

74 m

Yangyang International AirportGonghang-ro · 241 ft above sea level

73 m

Baekui-ri (G-228) AirfieldGososeong-ri · 234 ft above sea level

71 m

Yangpyeong (G-301) AirportYangpyeong · 230 ft above sea level

70 m

G 526 AirportHongseong-eup · 197 ft above sea level

60 m

Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)Cheongju · 191 ft above sea level

58 m

Uljin AirportBongsan-ri, Uljin · 191 ft above sea level

58 m

G 710 AirportGeumseong-myeon · 173 ft above sea level

53 m

Camp Casey-Dongduchon (Camp Mobile) (H-220) AirfieldDongduchon · 170 ft above sea level

52 m

Jukbyeon Emergency AirstripJukbyeon-myeon · 165 ft above sea level

50 m

Hwangryong AirportHwangryong-myeon · 125 ft above sea level

38 m

Jeju International AirportJeju City · 118 ft above sea level

36 m

Daegu International AirportDaegu · 116 ft above sea level

35 m

G 536 AirportSongdang-ri · 104 ft above sea level

32 m

Nogok-ri Airfield (G-130)Nogok-ri · 98 ft above sea level

30 m

Highlights

Within South Korea, G 417 Airport ranks first in 2026 with 542 m, followed by Jeongseok Airport (357 m) and G-420 Airport (290 m).

G 417 Airport is 1.5 times higher than Jeongseok Airport, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 542 m (G 417 Airport) to 30 m (Nogok-ri Airfield (G-130)), with a median of 106 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Within South Korea, G 417 Airport ranks first in 2026 with 542 m, followed by Jeongseok Airport (357 m) and G-420 Airport (290 m).

G 417 Airport is 1.5 times higher than Jeongseok Airport, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 542 m (G 417 Airport) to 30 m (Nogok-ri Airfield (G-130)), with a median of 106 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.