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Yangyang International Airport

양양 국제 공항

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Operation status:Opening
Service of transport:Aircraft
Address:San 288 Dongho-ri, Sonyang-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Local Address:양양 국제 공항
Website:http://yangyang.airport.co.kr/...

Introduction

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 2006, 51,547 passengers used the airport. In 2007, 33,686 passengers used the airport.

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. 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.

Inforamtion above from the Wikipedia article Yangyang International Airport, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here.

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