It is the deadliest air accident involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades, according to ministry data.
Other photos showed smoke and fire engulfing parts of the plane.
Two crew members, a man and a woman, were rescued from the tail section of the burning plane, Muan fire chief Lee Jung-hyun told a briefing.
"Only the tail part retains a little bit of shape, and the rest of (the plane) looks almost impossible to recognise," he said.
Fire crews and rescue workers rushed to the crash scene at South Korea's Muan International Airport.
A passenger rescued from a plane crash at Muan International Airport is transported to a nearby hospital.
A Jeju Air plane drove off runway and crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. »
