Yangyang International Airport

Yangyang International Airport
양양국제공항
襄陽國際空港
Yangyang Gukje Gonghang
Yangyang Kukche Konghang

IATA: YNY – ICAO: RKNY

YNY
Location of airport in South Korea

Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Korea Airports Corporation
Serves Gangneung, Sokcho
Location Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Elevation AMSL 73 m / 241 ft
Coordinates 38°03′41″N 128°40′09″E / 38.06139°N 128.66917°E / 38.06139; 128.66917
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2011)
Passengers 5,748
Source:airport-information.com[1]

Yangyang International Airport (IATA: YNY, ICAO: RKNY) is a small international airport in northeastern South Korea. It is located in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province and was built to serve the nearby areas of Sokcho, Gangneung and Pyeongchang. The airport replaced Gangneung and Sokcho airports. Since 2008, the airport has had no scheduled flights, although there are occasional charters to China, Japan, and Taiwan. China Eastern and China Southern formerly served this airport.

In 2011, 5,748 passengers used the airport.[1]

Air Koryo operated charters from Hamhung Airport to Yangyang Airport during 2002–2006 for few months per year. Flights were halted indefinitely after relations soured between the two Koreas.

Yangyang International Airport handled its last flight on 1 November 2008, according to the Korea Airport Corporation, and there were calls for it to be sold off or closed.[2] It reopened on 16 July 2010 when East Asia AirLine started flying to Busan-Gimhae.

With Pyeongchang being voted as the host city for 2018 Winter Olympics, Yangyang International Airport hopes to see an increase in passengers.

On 4 August 2011, Taiwan's TransAsia Airways began flying to Yangyang International Airport (five times a week). TransAsia Airways stated that it will be a regular chartered service.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Korea Express Air Busan, Jeju - (Operate temporarily until May 3 to May 20)[3]

Ground transportation

Bus

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport-information.com.
  2. ↑ BBC news report on Yangyang Airport
  3. ↑ https://www.kctvjeju.com/eng/view.htm?guid=9&nuid=184914

External links

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