List of airports in North Korea

This is a list of airports in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea. According to the Federal Research Service of the U.S. Library of Congress, North Korea may have as many as 78 usable airfields, 35 with permanent paved runways, and 19 heliports (2003 estimate), mostly military-civilian dual purpose facilities.

The state carrier, Air Koryo, joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in the late 1990s, and North Korea has proclaimed a program to upgrade several airports to international standards; however, the state's secrecy makes it difficult to ascertain their number and condition with certainty.

Civilian and Dual-use Airports

*Sunan International Airport airport codes|FNJ|ZKPY is the primary airport serving Pyongyang and the country's primary international gateway. It has 2 runways, the first (01/19) is 4,037 m and 60 m wide, used mainly for international flights; and the second (17/35) is 3,500 m and 70 m wide.
*Ch'ŏngjin Airport (Ŏrang Airport) (Chongjin, North Hamgyong province) was a small airport handling only local charter flights with a limited passenger flow, and still lacks adequate navigational aids and other facilities. Its single 1,200-metre runway was recently upgraded to 2 km, and may be further extended to 4 km to allow it to serve as a second international gateway.
* Hamhŭng's Sŏndŏk Airport is also planned for expansion into an international gateway.
* Haeju's Haeju Airport has one 1,200-metre runway.
* Rasŏn (formerly "Rajin-Sŏnbong", South Korean "Najin") on the Russian border had a helipad and customs building constructed in 1997, but other facilities must be installed before it can be opened to passenger traffic. At the moment, Chongjin Airport (above) is used.
* Wonsan's Kalma Airport is equipped with 01/19 and 15/33 dual runways. On the south end of the airport is an apron area for air force fighters. Barracks and building are located between the runway and the west taxiways. It also serves as an airbase and was used by the United States Navy during the Korea War.
*Changjin-up Airport is an airbase with single runway; located on the south end of a Changjin (Chojin) Reservoir in northern North Korea

Sources also report airports in the following cities:
* Hyesan is an airfield with a dirt landing strip. The airport has no/little buildings and has a pad-like area to the northeast end of the landing strip
* Kaesong
* Kanggye Airfield was used as an aerodrome in the Korean War. The airfield is located close to border with Manchuria (China).
* Nampo Airport is located northwest of the Nampo with single runway dirt with hangar and other buildings, fighters parked on tarmac
* Samjiyon Airport is located in east of Baekdu Mountain. The airport has a single concrete runway with taxiways
* Sinuiju Airport is located to the south west of the Sinuiju. The airport has a single concrete runway (01/19) with taxiways and tarmac. Aerial photos from Google shows fighters parked at the airport and other airport buildings.

Military Airfields/Strips

There are numerous airfields and airstrips located in North Korea. Some are joint airports and military facilities. Some are simply landing areas without support facilities and located next to farm fields.

Airport

* Changyon Airport an airport with runway and located 20 km northwest of Changyon
* Chongjin Airport or Seishin Airport was bombed by the Americans during Korean War
* Haeju Airport – located near Haeju with a concrete runway (12/30); 7 km from Haeju
* Ihyon Airport has a long runway with hilly surroundings
* Kangdong Airport long concrete runway with fighters on north end apron; airfield is reported to be abandoned
* Onchon Airport – single runway; 17 km from Yongyang
* Sunan International Airport located 2 km from Sunan; south runway (17/35) and north runway (01/19)
* Unchon Up Airport is a dirt runway on a mountain in northwest North Korea
* Uthachi Airport is a single runway airfield

Airstrips

* Ayang Ni Highway Strip located 19 km from Ayang Ni with an east-west dirt runway and no visible buildings
* Changyon Highway Strip military airfield with narrow runway located just southeast of Changyon, North Korea; possible hangars located at the airport; home to fighters
* Chasan Highway Strip - minor airstrip near Chasan-dong, North Korea
* Koksan South Highway Strip is a dirt airstrip intersecting with a road and located northeast of the Koksan Airbase
* Nuchon Ni Highway Strip – a dirt like runway with no buildings; 16 km from Pyongsan, North Korea
* Panghyon South Highway Strip – single airstrip located 8 km from Kusong, North Korea
* Pyong Ni South Highway Strip – single airstrip located 10 km from Pyongsong, North Korea
* Sangwon Highway Strip long runway located next to fields
* Seanchan Highway Strip is a single runway airfield
* Singye Highway Strip is a single runway airfield
* Sinhung Highway Strip is a single runway airfield
* Sunan-up North Highway Strip is a single runway airfield
* Wong Yo Ri Highway Strip – airstrip located 24 km from Koksan, North Korea

Airbase

* Changjin-up Air Force Base located just south of Changjin-up, the airport has a single concrete runway with taxiways facing
* Ch'o do Airbase a naval airbase 41 km from Changyon; dirt-like runway surrounded by barracks
* Hwangju Airbase – home to U/I fighter regiment (44 MiG-19)
* Hwangsuwon Airbase – home to U/I fighter regiment(44 MiG-21)
* Hyesan Airbase – single concrete runway; located near Chinese border with North Korea and 60 km from Hyesan, North Korea
* Iwon Airbase – home to U/I fighter regiment (38 MiG-21)
* Koksan Airbase – 86th fighter regiment (24 MiG-21); single concrete runway
* Kwail Airbase – home to U/I fighter regiment (44 MiG-21)
* Kwaksan Airbase – home to U/I bomber regiment (24 Ilyushin Il-28)
* Orang Ni Airbase – single concrete runway with taxiways; home to 8th Air Division fighter regiment (44 MiG-19)
* Pukch'ang Airbase located north of Sunchon, the airbase is home to a U/I fighter regiment (36 Sukhoi Su-25 and 24 MiG-29 and 2 MiG-23 in hangars and parked on the tarmac)
* Pyongyang Airbase a double runway facility
* Sondok Airbase – home to U/I bomber regiment (24 Ilyushin Il-28)
* Sunchon Airbase – located southwest of Sunchon, it consists of single runway with numerous taxiways and pads. It is home to a U/I fighter regiment. Base has 46 MiG-23 and Sukhoi Su-25 fighters housed in hangars and on the tarmac. Various buildings dot the airport. Administrative building to the northeast. Terminal and tower at the northwest end of the runway
* Toksan Airbase – home to U/I bomber regiment (24 Ilyushin Il-28)
* Wonsan Airbase – located east of Wonsan and home to U/I fighter regiment (72 MiG-19 and [MiG-19)

Airfields

* Ichon Airst – 2 km from Ichon, North Korea is a dirt airstrip
* Ihyon Airfield airport with possible concrete runway located in a hilly valley
* Ichon Northeast Airfield an airfield located in valley between mountains
* Kaechon Airfield an airport with a long concrete runway with taxiways; unknown buildings located next to runway
* Kang Da Ri Airfield an airfield with a dirt-like runway
* Kilchu Highway Airfield an airport with long runway located next to farms
* Kojo Airfield – single runway with some buildings and taxiways
* Kuktong Airfield an airfield with single (or possible second runway) with an apron in the middle
* Kuum-ni Airfield an airfield with a single concrete runway with hangars in north end of runway
* Kyongsong-Chuul Airfield airfield has single concrete runway
* Maengsan Airfield airfield with single runway
* Manpo Airfield – airport 6 km from Manpo, North Korea
* Mirim Airfield an airport with a short concrete runway and box like taxiway. A track is located to the south of the airport and residential areas to the west and north
* Okpyong ni Airfield is a single runway airfield
* Ongjin Airfield airfield has single (dirt?) runway
* Paegam Airfield airfield with possible dirt runway located amongst farm fields
* Panghyon Airfield – single concrete runway and 5 km from Kusong, North Korea
* Pyongsul Li Airfield a possible grassy or dirt airstrip located at the foot of mountain
* Samjiyon Airfield airfield with single concrete runway
* Sinmak Military Airfield – located 22 km from Sinmak – equipped with tunnels and quick reaction alert hangars
* Sinuiju Airfield – 2 km from Sinuiju and dirt airstrip (3 U/I aircraft)
* is a single runway airfield
* Sohung South is a single runway airfield
* Sonchon Airfield – single concrete runway and home to U/I fighter regiment (Sukhoi Su-25); located 4 km from Sunchon, North Korea
* Chik-Tong Airfield airfield with dirt-like airstrip
* Hoeyang Southeast Airfield – located in mountainous area
* Hyong-ni Airfield – located north of Pyongyang/9 km from Sepo, the airfield has a concrete runway with bunkers, various other buildings; AAA battery to the northwest
* Sungam ni Airfield airfield with grassy or dirt runway located in a hilly valley
* Taebukpo Ri Military Airfield – 17 km from Ichon, North Korea; dirt runways
* Taechon Airfield a single runway with aircraft parked to the north side of the runway
* Taechon Northwest Airfield
* T'aet'an-pihaengjang Airfield – a military airfield with dirt runway (facing east-west) and taxiways to hangars and airports to the southwest; located 18 km from Changyon, North Korea
* Toha Ri North Airfield is a single runway airfield
* Ŭiju Airfield – located 5 km from Ŭiju and home to U/I bomber regiment (Ilyushin Il-28)
* Yong Hung Airflield airfield with long runway

Other

* Kaesong heliport facility

ee also

*Transportation in North Korea
*North Korea Air Force #Major air bases
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References

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