Yangyang International Airport

Yangyang International Airport (IATA: YNY, ICAO: RKNY) 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.

Not to be confused with Prince Yangyang.

Yangyang International Airport

양양국제공항
襄陽國際空港

Yangyang Gukje Gonghang
Yangyang Kukche Konghang
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
OperatorKorea Airports Corporation
ServesGangneung, Sokcho
LocationYangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Opened2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)
Hub forFly Gangwon
Elevation AMSL73 m / 241 ft
Coordinates38°03′41″N 128°40′09″E
Websitewww.airport.co.kr/yangyang
Map
YNY/RKNY is located in South Korea
YNY/RKNY
YNY/RKNY
Location of airport in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea
YNY/RKNY is located in Asia
YNY/RKNY
YNY/RKNY
YNY/RKNY (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers54,283
Aircraft Movements435
Cargo Tonnage466
Source:KAC[1]

In 2011, 5,748 passengers used the airport.[1]

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 the 18th of 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]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Hi Air Seoul–Gimpo[7]
Philippine Airlines Charter: Manila[8]
VietJet Air Charter: Hanoi
Yakutia Airlines Seasonal: Vladivostok

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at YNY airport. See Wikidata query.
Air traffic statistics
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
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics[9]

Ground transportation

Bus
  • Shuttle Bus : Yangyang Bus Terminal ↔ Yangyang International Airport

See also

References
  1. "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport-information.com.
  2. "Inside South Korea's 'ghost' airport". 18 May 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "興航申告債權公告". www.tna.com.tw.
  4. Liu, Jim (31 January 2018). "Korean Air schedules Yangyang – Europe charters in Feb 2018". Routesonline. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
  5. Liu, Jim (29 January 2018). "Korean Air adds Yangyang – US charters in Feb 2018". Routesonline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
  6. Ballaran, Jhoanna (9 November 2017). "Visa-free entry to Korea for Filipinos, but …".
  7. "하이에어, 다음달 9일 양양공항 취항...주 5회 운항" [Hi Air, Yangyang Airport will be launched on the 9th of next month...five flights a week] (in Korean). MBN News. 26 July 2023.
  8. "PHILIPPINE AIRLINES ADDS YANGYANG – MANILA SCHEDULED CHARTER IN MARCH/APRIL 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  9. "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2023.


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