List of airports in North Korea
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This is a list of airports in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
. North Korea may have as many as 78 usable airfields, although the state's secrecy makes it difficult to ascertain their number and condition with certainty.
The state carrier, Air Koryo
, joined the International Air Transport Association
(IATA) in the late 1990s, and North Korea has proclaimed a program to upgrade several airports to international standards. However, with the exception of Pyongyang's
Sunan International Airport
and a few that receive irregular service by Air Koryo
, commercial aviation in North Korea is practically non-existent and most airfields appear to be military use.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. North Korea may have as many as 78 usable airfields, although the state's secrecy makes it difficult to ascertain their number and condition with certainty.
The state carrier, Air Koryo
Air Koryo
Air Koryo ) is the state-owned national flag carrier airline of North Korea, headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang. Based at Sunan International Airport , it operates international scheduled and charter services to points in Asia and Europe....
, joined the International Air Transport Association
International Air Transport Association
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(IATA) in the late 1990s, and North Korea has proclaimed a program to upgrade several airports to international standards. However, with the exception of Pyongyang's
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
Sunan International Airport
Sunan International Airport
-Cargo destinations:-Facilities:The airport contains a car park, a business centre, disabled facilities, a duty free shop, Business Class lounge, a taxi stand, a Korea Trade Bank, and several souvenir shops. The airport also has a baggage storage facility; service hours are from 08:00 to 21:00 and...
and a few that receive irregular service by Air Koryo
Air Koryo
Air Koryo ) is the state-owned national flag carrier airline of North Korea, headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang. Based at Sunan International Airport , it operates international scheduled and charter services to points in Asia and Europe....
, commercial aviation in North Korea is practically non-existent and most airfields appear to be military use.
Hard surface airports
- Sunan International AirportSunan International Airport-Cargo destinations:-Facilities:The airport contains a car park, a business centre, disabled facilities, a duty free shop, Business Class lounge, a taxi stand, a Korea Trade Bank, and several souvenir shops. The airport also has a baggage storage facility; service hours are from 08:00 to 21:00 and...
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serving PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
and the country's primary international gateway. - Changjin Up AirportChangjin-up Air Force BaseChangjin-up Air Force Base is a military airport in Changjin, South Hamgyong, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway, 16/34, which measures 9170 x 203 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway.- References :*...
- Hyon Ni AirportHyon Ni AirportHyon Ni Airport is an airport near Hyon Ni and 17 km southwest of Hoeyang, Kangwon-do, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 02/20 measuring 8870 x 154 feet . It is sited in a valley and has a full length parallel taxiway, as well as other taxiways leading to...
- Kaechon AirportKaechon AirportKaechon Airport is an airport near Kaechon, Pyongannam-do, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 05/23 measuring 8180 x 190 feet . It has a parallel taxiway with earth aircraft revetments, and other taxiways leading southwest to tunnels in a nearby hill....
- Kang Da Ri AirportKang Da Ri AirportKang Da Ri Airport is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is immediately adjacent to the nearby Kang Da Ri Highway Strip.- Facilities :...
- Kangdong AirportKangdong Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 03/21 measuring 3070 x 112 feet . It is sited about 29 km east-northeast of Pyongyang. It has a parallel taxiway for most of the length of the runway....
- Kuum-Ni AirportKuum-Ni AirportKuum-Ni is an airport in Kangwon-do province, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 06/24 measuring 8150 x 130 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway, and several taxiways extending southwest to dispersed aircraft aprons and shelters carved out of a nearby hill....
- Kyongsong-Chuul AirportKyongsong-Chuul AirportKyongsong-Chuul Airport is an airport near Kyongsong, Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 13/31 measuring 3500 x 200 feet ....
- Mirim AirportMirim AirportMirim Airport, sometimes referred to as Pyongyang East Airfield, is an airport in Pyongyang-si, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 09/27 measuring 4310 x 69 feet . It is sited along the Taedong River on the eastern edge of the capital city of Pyongyang...
- Onchon AirportOnchon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 01/19 measuring 8150 x 170 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway and several aprons and hangars. It is on the west coast of North Korea and approximately 47 km west of Pyongyang....
- Panghyon AirportPanghyon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 13/31, measuring 8500 x 180 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway and other taxiways leading to hangars. Earth revetments are located along the parallel taxiway. Some aeronautical charts show a second north-south runway; however it...
- Samjiyŏn AirportSamjiyŏn AirportSamjiyŏn Air Base is a military airport near Samjiyŏn, Ryanggang-do, North Korea.The Airport is located near to Mount Paekdu. Tour groups fly to the airport for scheduled journeys to this significant landmark and to see the birthplace of Kim Jong-Il...
- Sonchon AirportSonchon AirportSonchon Airport is an airport near Sonchon, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 1600 x 102 feet ....
- Sungam Ni AirportSungam Ni Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 14/32 measuring 2950 x 190 feet . It is sited along the east coast of North Korea....
- Taechon AirportTaechon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 11/29 measuring 6450 x 194 feet . It is sited in a river plain, and has a full length parallel taxiway which supports dispersed revetments....
- T'aet'an pihaengjang airportT'aet'an-pihaengjang AirportT'aet'an-pihaengjang Airport is an airport in Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea. It is sited in a valley approximately 42 km west-northwest of Haeju.- Facilities :...
- Uiju AirportUiju AirfieldUiju Airfield is an airport near Uiju, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 03/21 measuring 8180 x 174 feet . It is sited in the Yalu River plain, a few miles northeast of the Chinese city of Dandong. It is also a few miles northeast of Sinuiju Airport...
Air bases
- Hwangju AirportHwangju AirportHwangju Airport is an airport near Hwangju, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 12/30 measuring 8180 x 154 feet . It is sited in a valley and has several supporting taixways and three aprons which adjoin the runway. It is home to a fighter regiment...
U/I fighter regiment with 44 MiG-19 - Hwangsuwon AirportHwangsuwon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 9500 x 150 feet . It is sited in a valley and has a full length parallel taxiway with two aprons at the ends. It is also unique in that a taxiway leads nearly 2.8 kilometers to the south-southwest, accessing dispersed aprons....
U/I fighter regiment with 44 MiG-21 - Iwon AirportIwon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 11/29 measuring 8150 x 128 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway with aprons at each end, as well as taxiways leading nearly 1.5 km north to dispersed or underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of 38 MiG-21...
U/I fighter regiment with 38 MiG-21 - Koksan AirportKoksan AirportKoksan Airport is an airport near Koksan, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 07/25 measuring 8190 x 141 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway with two aprons at the ends, as well as a taxiway leading southwest to dispersed aircraft stands...
U/I fighter regiment with 24 MiG-21 - Kwail AirportKwail AirportKwail Airport is an airport in Kwail, Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 15/33 measuring 8150 x 148 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway with aprons on each end, as well as a taxiway extending 1.7 km to the south to dispersed or...
U/I fighter regiment with 44 MiG-21 - Kwaksan AirportKwaksan Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single asphalt runway 04/22 measuring 2340 x 92 feet . It has a partial parallel taxiway, and a fair amount of infrastructure leading to dispersed parking as far as 2 km southeast of the runway. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets....
U/I bomber regiment with 24 Il-28Ilyushin Il-28The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316... - Orang AirportChongjin Airport-Facilities:There is one runway in Chongjin Airport, originally 1,200m long, but which was extended to 2,000m. There are plans to further extend the runway to 4,000m to allow it to serve as a second international gateway to North Korea.-See also:...
U/I fighter regiment with 44 MiG-19 - Pukch'ang AirportPukchang Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 8150 x 164 feet . It has several aprons and taxiway leading to both revetments and underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of 25 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 and 36 Sukhoi Su-25 jets....
U/I fighter regiment with 36 SU-25 and 24 MiG-29 - Sondok AirportSondok Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 02/20 measuring 8210 x 164 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway and a large apron on the north side. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets.-History:...
U/I bomber regiment with 24 Il-28Ilyushin Il-28The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316... - Sunchon AirportSunchon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 15/33 measuring 8150 x 157 feet . It has a full length parallel taxiway with two aprons at the ends. One taxiway leads to possible underground storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of 46 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jets....
U/I fighter regiment with 46 MiG-23 - Toksan AirportToksan Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single concrete runway 05/23 measuring 8150 x 161 feet . It is sited in a valley and has a full length parallel taxiway. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets....
U/I bomber regiment with 24 Il-28Ilyushin Il-28The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316... - Wonsan AirportWonsan AirportWonsan Airport is an airport in Wonsan, Kangwon-do, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a two concrete runways. 16/34 measures 7900 x 164 feet ; 02/20 measures 7550 x 59 feet . It is sited on a small peninsula on the eastern coast of North Korea.- History :The airfield was used during the...
U/I fighter regiment with 72 MiG-19
Non-hard surface airports
- Chik-Tong Airport
- Ch'o do AirportCh'o do Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 11/29 measuring 3020 x 141 feet . However, other sources state the airfield is 3500 feet long. It is sited on Ch'o do island off the west coast of North Korea in the Korea Bay. During the Korean War, the airfield was often listed as incomplete...
- Haeju AirportHaeju Airport- References :*...
- Hoeyang Southeast AirportHoeyang Southeast AirportHoeyang Southeast Airport is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single gravel runway 15/33 measuring 3650 x 253 feet . It is sited in a river valley approximately 18 km east-northeast of Hyon Ni Airport....
- Hyesan AirportHyesan Airfield- Facilities :The airfield has a single gravel runway 06/24 measuring 4540 x 105 feet . However, another source reports it as 5282 x 206 feet ....
- Ichon AirportIchon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 07/25 measuring 3910 x 197 feet . It is sited in a river plain and is only 30 km from the Military Demarcation Line....
- Ichon Northeast AirportIchon Northeast AirportIchon Northeast is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 03/21 measuring 3900 x 207 feet . It is sited in a small river valley....
- Ihyon AirportIhyon Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 09/27 measuring 3530 x 262 feet . It is sited in a river valley....
- Kuktong AirportKuktong Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 10/28 measuring 3750 x 164 feet . It on the east coast of North Korea, approximately 20 km south of Orang Airport....
- Kumgang AirportKumgang AirportKumgang Airport is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea....
- Maengsan AirportMaengsan Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 10/29 measuring 9550 x 207 feet ....
- Manpo AirportManpo Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 03/21 measuring 7850 x 174 feet . The northern half of the runway is bordered by earth aircraft revetments. It is only a few miles from the border with China....
- Ongjin AirportOngjin AirportOngjin Airport is an airport in Ongjin, Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 11/29 measuring 6650 x 164 feet...
- Paegam AirportPaegam AirportPaegam Airport is an airport in Paegam, Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 11/29 measuring 4800 x 400 feet . It is sited a few miles from the border with China and approximately 37 km east of Samjiyŏn Airport....
- Pyongsul Li AirportPyongsul Li Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 15/33 measuring 2900 x 141 feet . It approximately 11 km northeast of Koksan Airport....
- Sinuiju AirportSinuiju AirportSinuiju Airfield is an airport near Sinuiju, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single turf runway 03/21 measuring 3250 x 213 feet . It is just south of the city, which itself is across the Yalu River from the Chinese city of Dandong...
- Sohung South AirportSohung South Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 18/36 measuring 2800 x 154 feet ....
- Taebuko Ri AirportTaebuko Ri Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 10/28 measuring 6620 x 282 feet . It is sited in a river plain....
- Taechon Northwest AirportTaechon Northwest AirportTaechon Northwest Airport is an airport in Pyongan-bukto, North Korea. It is 14 km northwest of the main Taechon Airport and also 15 km northeast of Panghyon Airport.- Facilities :...
- Tanchon South AirportTanchon South AirportTanchon South Airport is an airport in Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single gravel runway 14/32 measuring 6100 x 75 feet ....
- Toha Ri North AirportToha Ri North Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 09/27 measuring 2400 x 171 feet ....
- Unchon Up AirportUnchon Up Airport- Facilities :The airfield has a single grass runway 02/20 measuring 2500 x 128 feet ....
Highway strips
These airfields are little more than widened sections of highway that appear to be for emergency or backup use only and may not normally support operations. They are listed as "Highway" or "Highway Strip".- Ayang Ni
- Changyon
- Chasan
- Kang Da Ri
- Kilchu
- Kojo
- Koksan South
- Koksan South 2
- Nuchon Ni
- Okpyong Ni
- Panghyon South
- Panghyon South 2
- Pyong Ni South
- Sangwon
- Sangwon Ni
- Seanchan
- Singye
- Sinhung
- Sunan-Up
- Wong Yo Ri
- Yong Hung
Other
- PyongyangPyongyangPyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
heliport facility, with apparent ICAO code ZKKK, is listed at 39°01′12.00"N 125°45′00.00"E
See also
- Transportation in North KoreaTransportation in North KoreaThe standard route to and from North Korea is by plane or train through Beijing, People's Republic of China. Transport directly to and from South Korea has been possible on a limited scale from 2003 until 2008, when a road was opened...
- Korean People's Air Force#Air bases
- List of airports by ICAO code: Z#ZK - North Korea
- Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)