Yangyang International Airport
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Yangyang International Airport 양양국제공항 襄陽國際空港 Yangyang Gukje Gonghang Yangyang Kukche Konghang | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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.
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
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Jin Air | Seasonal: Shanghai-Pudong[3] | International |
| Korea Express Air | Busan, Jeju | Domestic |
Ground transportation
Bus
- Good Morning Tour : Yangyang Bus Terminal ↔ Yangyang International Airport
See also
References
- ^ a b "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport-information.com.
- ^ BBC news report on Yangyang Airport
- ^ "Jin Air Schedules Yangyang - Shanghai Seasonal Service from June 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
External links
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