Yangyang International Airport Explained

Yangyang International Airport should not be confused with Prince Yangyang.

Yangyang International Airport
Iata:YNY
Icao:RKNY
Pushpin Map:South Korea#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in South Korea
Pushpin Label:YNY/RKNY
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator:Korea Airports Corporation
Location:Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea
Elevation-F:241
Elevation-M:73
Metric-Elev:yes
Coordinates:38.0614°N 128.6692°W
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:8,202
R1-Length-M:2,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:yes
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:54,283
Stat2-Header:Aircraft Movements
Stat2-Data:435
Stat3-Header:Cargo Tonnage
Stat3-Data:466
Stat-Year:2019
Footnotes:Source:KAC[1]
Hangul:양양국제공항
Hanja:襄陽國際空港
Rr:Yangyang Gukje Gonghang
Mr:Yangyang Kukche Konghang

Yangyang International Airport 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.

Air Koryo operated charters from Sondok 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.

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. However, on 18 February 2017, TransAsia Airways went into liquidation.[3]

With Pyeongchang being voted as the host city for 2018 Winter Olympics, Yangyang International Airport hopes to see an increase in passengers. Korean Air scheduled additional charter flights from Yangyang to Europe and North America, including New York–JFK, Minneapolis–St. Paul, London–Gatwick, and Munich.[4] [5]

This includes a visa-free grace for the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam so long as citizens land in Yangyang. VietJet Air is the only airline carrier that operates flights from South East Asia to Yangyang (charter flights from Hanoi to Yangyang).[6]

Statistics

Air traffic statistics
Aircraft operationsPassenger volumeCargo tonnage
20023,128217,115926
20032,629194,539870
20041,523114,342447
200573760,690223
20061,05951,547197
200793235,300 150
20081559,31264
2009000
20101348,93090
2011725,74971
201219823,354212
201330438,748411
20141,454237,5382,385
2015889126,3251,352
201662188,704892
201717915,780 169
201834237,671471
201943554,283466
20202,542238,7481,177
20212,377204,0521,004
20222,981384,6422,210
20231,233158,8481,417
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[7]

Ground transportation

Bus

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Korea Traffic Statistics. airport-information.com.
  2. News: Inside South Korea's 'ghost' airport. 18 May 2009. news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 興航申告債權公告. www.tna.com.tw.
  4. News: Jim . Liu . 31 January 2018 . Korean Air schedules Yangyang – Europe charters in Feb 2018 . Routesonline . en-GB . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927072647/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276952/korean-air-schedules-yangyang-europe-charters-in-feb-2018/ . 27 September 2022.
  5. News: Jim . Liu . 29 January 2018 . Korean Air adds Yangyang – US charters in Feb 2018 . Routesonline . en-GB . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925172609/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276895/korean-air-adds-yangyang-us-charters-in-feb-2018/ . 25 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Visa-free entry to Korea for Filipinos, but …. Jhoanna. Ballaran. 9 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Air Traffic Statistics. live. 23 July 2023. Incheon International Airport. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114133303/https://www.airport.kr/co/en/cpr/statisticOfLocalAirport.do . 2020-01-14 .