Pyongyang International Airport (IATA: FNJ , ICAO: ZKPY ), also known as Pyongyang Sunan International Airport , is the main airport serving Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Located in the Sunan district of the city.
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History
Initial years
The first airport in Pyongyang is located east of the Taedong River. However, after World War II there was a need for a new airport, and Sunan Airfield was built.
During the Korean War, the airport was occupied by United Nations forces for seven weeks in the late 1950s. The troops flew large quantities of supplies to Sunan during this period. On May 13, 1953, the airport was flooded when the US Air Force bombed the Toksan Dam. After the ceasefire was signed two months later, the North Korean government began to repair and expand the airport.
Development since the 2000s
In 2000, Aeroflot stopped its flight from Moscow and then stopped its service from Khabarovsk. Russian Sky Airlines operates charter services to Pyongyang from Russian destinations during the mid-2000s operated by Il-62M aircraft and Il-86 China Southern Airlines offers scheduled charter flights to and from Beijing during peak seasons only, and permanently withdraws flights in October 2006 In March 2008, Air China re-established services to Beijing with Boeing 737, three days a week, and suspended due to lack of demand on November 22, 2017. Air Koryo, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines also provide chartered flight services to Seoul and Yangyang on the coast east of South Korea from Pyongyang. This flight is used by members of Korean families visiting families divided across borders; the service was discontinued after the end of South Korea's Sunshine Policy in 2008.
Modernization
In early 2011, a temporary facility handling international flights was built just south of the existing terminal. In early 2012, the demolition of the existing terminal, which Kim Jong-un considered too small and out of date, has begun. In July 2012, he ordered the construction of a new terminal. In addition, new control towers and VIP terminals in the north of the main terminal were also built. The project is part of a "speed campaign", in which thousands of workers are required to complete it immediately. Most of the construction is done by hand or with simple equipment.
Missile test September 2017
On September 15 at around 6:30 am, North Korea fired Hwasong-12 missiles from the airport. The missile covers 3,700 kilometers (2,300 mi) and reaches a maximum altitude of 770 kilometers (480 mi).
Maps Pyongyang International Airport
Infrastructure
Pyongyang Airport has two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 opened in January 2016 and only handles domestic flights. Connected to Terminal 2, the international terminal which was inaugurated on 1 July 2015. The terminal has a jet bridge and at least 12 check-in counters. Facilities include duty free shops, coffee bar, newsstand and Internet room.
The airport has a functioning runway designated 01/19 and measures 4,000 to 60 meters (13,120Ã, ft ÃÆ' â € "200Ã, ft). Another platform, 17/35, is not used in 2013.
Yonhap reported in September 2016 that maintenance facilities have been built at Pyongyang airport. Located about 1 kilometer (0.62Ã, mi) of runway 01/19, facilities include aircraft hangars and apartment buildings for high officials and employees of Air Koryo.
Airlines and destinations
Access
Pyongyang Airport is about 24 kilometers (15 miles) from the city, about 20 minutes drive. In addition, Sunan Station located on the Korea National Railway Pyongui Line is 800 meters (2,600 feet) from Pyongyang airport terminal building.
See also
- Airport Mirim
- Pyongyang Air Base
- Carrying in North Korea
References
External links
- 360 Â ° virtual airport tour - Photography 360 DPRK project
- Accident history for the FNJ on the Aviation Safety Network
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