RKNY
Yangyang International Airport
VFR
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Name
Yangyang International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
RKNY / YNY / RKNY
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:24 pm (KST)
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Municipality
Gonghang-ro
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Coordinates
38° 3′ 40″ N 128° 40′ 8″ E
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Elevation
240 ft (73 m MSL)
About 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 State 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. 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.