Aero K Explained

Airline:Aero K
Iata:RF
Icao:EOK
Callsign:AEROHANGUK
Commenced:[1]
Hubs:Cheongju International Airport
Headquarters:Osong-eup (오송읍), Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea[2]
Fleet Size:6
Destinations:8
Parent:Aero K Holdings Co., Ltd. (Daemyung Chemical)
Key People:Kang Byeong-ho (CEO)
Website:https://www.aerok.com/kr

Aero K Airlines Co., Ltd. is a low-cost airline based in South Korea. It was founded in 2016 and received its first aircraft in 2021. The name is derived from spelling "Korea" backwards.

Its headquarters are in Osong-eup (오송읍), Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju.[3]

History

Aero K was founded in 2016 originally named as K-AIR Aviation. They obtained their Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 28 December 2020.[4] The company received their first Airbus A320, registered as HL8384, on 14 February 2021.

Aero K aims to start flights to destinations within Asia to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Their inaugural flight was a domestic flight within South Korea to Jeju International Airport from their hub in Cheongju.[1] [5]

Destinations

Aero K Destinations!Country!City!Airport!Notes!Refs
JapanOsakaKansai International Airport[6]
TokyoNarita International Airport[7]
MongoliaUlaanbaatarChinggis Khaan International Airport[8]
PhilippinesClarkClark International Airport[9] [10]
ManilaNinoy Aquino International Airport[11]
South KoreaCheongjuCheongju International Airport
JejuJeju International Airport
SeoulIncheon International Airport[12]
YangyangYangyang International Airport[13]
TaiwanTaipeiTaoyuan International Airport[14]
VietnamDa NangDa Nang International Airport[15]
Nha TrangCam Ranh International Airport[16]

Fleet

, Aero K operates the following aircraft:[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aero K Airline Profile . CAPA . 17 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Brand 브랜드 . Aero K . Aero K . 17 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Home (US). Aero K. 2024-07-29. Address : 154, Osongsaengmyeong 3-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea. - Korean address: "주소 : 충청북도 청주시 흥덕구 오송읍 오송생명3로 154"
  4. News: Klisauskaite . Vyte . South Korea's Aero K start-up airline gets flight certificate AOC . 17 April 2021 . Aerotime . 29 December 2020.
  5. News: Chua . Alfred . South Korea's Aero K launches operations . 17 April 2021 . FlightGlobal . 15 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Osaka July 2023 Debut . Aeroroutes . 26 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Tokyo from August 2023 . Aeroroutes . 19 July 2023.
  8. News: 에어로케이, 청주-필리핀·몽골 취항. Aero K launches Cheongju-Philippines/Mongolia route. KBS. 3 May 2024. 19 August 2024.
  9. News: 에어로케이, 오는 11월 청주∼필리핀 클락 신규취항. Aero K, launching Cheongju~Clark on November. Yonhap News Agency. 12 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Aero K Philippines seasonal service changes. AeroRoutes. 21 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Aero K Plans Manila late-Feb 2024 Launch. AeroRoutes. 1 January 2024.
  12. Web site: AERO K SCHEDULES SEOUL INCHEON – TOKYO NARITA LATE-MAY 2024 LAUNCH . Aeroroutes . 16 April 2024.
  13. News: 에어로케이, 청주-양양 국내노선 시범 운영 종료. Aero K, ends Cheongju-Yangyang demostrational domestic route. CJB News. 31 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Aero K Schedules Taipei launch in Sept 2023. Aeroroutes. 1 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Aero K schedules Cheongju - Da Nang Feb 2024 launch . AeroRoutes . 18 December 2023 . 17 January 2024.
  16. Web site: AERO K PLANS SEOUL – CAM RANH/NHA TRANG FROM LATE-JUNE 2024 . Aeroroutes . 3 May 2024.
  17. Web site: 항공기 등록현황. ko. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea. August 7, 2020. September 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929010059/http://atis.koca.go.kr/ATIS/aircraft/forwardPage.do?pageUrl=aircraftRegStat01. live.

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