Yangyang International Airport 양양국제공항 | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
Operator | Korea Airports Corporation | ||||||||||
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Location | Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||
Opened | 2 April 2002 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 73 m / 241 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°03′41″N128°40′09″E / 38.06139°N 128.66917°E | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source:KAC [1] |
Yangyang International Airport | |
Hangul | 양양국제공항 |
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Hanja | 襄陽國際空港 |
Revised Romanization | Yangyang Gukje Gonghang |
McCune–Reischauer | Yangyang Kukche Konghang |
Yangyang International Airport( IATA :YNY, ICAO :RKNY) is a minor international airport in northeastern South Korea. It is located in Yangyang County,Gangwon Province and was built to serve the nearby areas of Gangneung,Sokcho,and Pyeongchang. The airport replaced Gangneung and Sokcho airports.
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.[ citation needed ] 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] In 2011,5,748 passengers used the airport. [1]
With Pyeongchang being voted as the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics,an increase in passengers was expected at Yangyang International Airport. 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 included 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]
As of 2025,the airport does not have a control radar. [7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Hunnu Air | Seasonal charter: Ulaanbaatar [8] |
Jin Air | Seasonal charter: Yanji [9] |
Philippine Airlines | Seasonal charter: Manila [10] |
T'way Air | Seasonal: Changchun [11] |
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Air traffic statistics | |||
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Aircraft operations | Passenger volume | Cargo tonnage | |
2002 | 3,128 | 217,115 | 926 |
2003 | 2,629 | 194,539 | 870 |
2004 | 1,523 | 114,342 | 447 |
2005 | 737 | 60,690 | 223 |
2006 | 1,059 | 51,547 | 197 |
2007 | 932 | 35,300 | 150 |
2008 | 155 | 9,312 | 64 |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 134 | 8,930 | 90 |
2011 | 72 | 5,749 | 71 |
2012 | 198 | 23,354 | 212 |
2013 | 304 | 38,748 | 411 |
2014 | 1,454 | 237,538 | 2,385 |
2015 | 889 | 126,325 | 1,352 |
2016 | 621 | 88,704 | 892 |
2017 | 179 | 15,780 | 169 |
2018 | 342 | 37,671 | 471 |
2019 | 435 | 54,283 | 466 |
2020 | 2,542 | 238,748 | 1,177 |
2021 | 2,377 | 204,052 | 1,004 |
2022 | 2,981 | 384,642 | 2,210 |
2023 | 1,233 | 158,848 | 1,417 |
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics [12] |