New Jeju Airport

New Jeju Airport is a proposed development to serve the increase in demand for service to Jeju Island. The KRW4.1 trillion (USD3.6 billion) project is expected to feature a 3200m x 60m. Development works are scheduled to commence in 2019, and due for completion in 2025.

Sep-2024. South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced details of its basic plan for the New Jeju Airport development project. The budget for the project is KRW5.5 trillion (USD4.1 billion) and the airport will be equipped to accommodate up to 16.9 million passengers p/a. New Jeju Airport will feature one 3200m x 45m runway, one 118,000sqm passenger terminal and 28 aircraft parking stands. The passenger terminal will utilise renewable energy sources for 60%-80% of its electrical energy requirement. 

Mar-2023. South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced South Korea's Ministry of Environment granted conditional approval to the revised strategic environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the New Jeju Airport development project submitted by MOLIT in Jan-2023. 

Jan-2023. South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) resubmitted its strategic environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the New Jeju Airport development project to South Korea's Ministry of Environment, with supplementary material. The Ministry of Environment rejected the previous EIA submitted by MOLIT in Jul-2021, citing lack of adequate investigation of issues including nearby bird habitats, aircraft noise pollution and endangered species protection.

Jul-2021. South Korea's Ministry of Environment rejected the strategic environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the New Jeju Airport development project submitted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), citing lack of adequate investigation of issues including nearby bird habitats, aircraft noise pollution and endangered species...