Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival Explained
| Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival |
| Status: | Active |
| Genre: | Air show |
| Date: | September |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Venue: | Kalma Airport |
| Location: | Wonsan, North Korea |
| Country: | North Korea |
| Years Active: | 2016, 2017 (cancelled) |
| Founders: | --> |
| Next: | (cancelled)
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The Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival, or Wonsan Air Festival, is an air show first held in September 2016 at Kalma Airport in Wonsan, North Korea.
2016
At the 2016 edition the Korean People's Army Air Force displayed a number of its aircraft, including Su-25, MiG-21 and MiG-29 combat aircraft.[1] [2] [3] [4] In addition Tu-134, Tu-154, An-24, Il-62 and Il-76 aircraft of Air Koryo, the North Korean national airline, also participated. Around 10,000-15,000 local spectators watched the show, as did a number of international journalists and around 200[5] international aviation enthusiasts.[6]
2017
Initially there were plans to hold the air show every two years, but in March 2017 it was announced that a second edition of the air show would be held between 23 and 24 September 2017.[7] [8] It was announced that the MiG-23 fighter would appear.[9]
In August 2017, a month before the event, the 2017 edition of the show was cancelled for "geopolitical reasons".[10] [11]
Notes and References
- http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a19500/north-korea-wonsan-air-show/ North Korea is Hosting its First Air Show February 18, 2016
- https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2016/09/26/north-koreas-wonsan-friendship-air-festival/91121286/ North Korea's Wonsan Friendship Air Festival
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/north-korea-shows-off-fighter-jets-its-first-international-air-show-1583340 North Korea shows off fighter jets at its first international air show September 26, 2016
- https://theaviationist.com/2016/09/26/north-korea-hosts-first-air-show-ever/ North Korea Hosts First Air Show Ever September 26, 2017
- Fifield, Anna Time travel on North Korea's fleet of Soviet-era planes May 18, 2016 Stars and Stripes Retrieved September 25, 2017
- Filmer, Paul Airshow Review – Wonsan Air Festival, North Korea September 30, 2016 Global Aviation Resource Retrieved September 11, 2017
- http://www.wonsanairfestival.com/en-gb/home/ Home - Wonsan Air Festival
- Web site: Home - Wonsan Air Festival. Wonsan Air Festival. Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival Preparatory Committee & Wonsan-Kumgangsan International Tourist Zone Development Committee. 25 May 2017. en. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170530174356/http://www.wonsanairfestival.com/en-gb/home/. 2017-05-30. dead.
- https://www.facebook.com/wonsanairfestival/posts/1033859436724951 Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival Facebook page December 28, 2016
- https://www.nknews.org/2017/08/north-korea-cancels-2017-wonsan-air-show/ North Korea cancels 2017 Wonsan Air Show August 25, 2017
- http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2108644/north-korea-scraps-wonsan-air-show-sanctions-tighten North Korea scraps Wonsan Air Show as sanctions tighten August 28, 2017
