Yangyang International Airport

Yangyang International Airport
Hangul	양양국제공항
Hanja	襄陽國際空港
Revised Romanization	Yangyang Gukje Gonghang
McCune–Reischauer	Yangyang Kukche Konghang

Yangyang International Airport

양양국제공항
Yangyang International Airport; 양양국제공항
	IATA: YNY; ICAO: RKNY;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Operator	Korea Airports Corporation
Serves	Gangneung; Sokcho; Pyeongchang;
Location	Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea
Opened	2 April 2002; 22 years ago
Elevation AMSL	73 m / 241 ft
Coordinates	38°03′41″N 128°40′09″E / 38.06139°N 128.66917°E
Website	www.airport.co.kr/yangyangeng
Map
	YNY/RKNY Location of airport in South Korea YNY/RKNY YNY/RKNY (Asia)
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	54,283
Aircraft Movements	435
Cargo Tonnage	466
	Source:KAC

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.

History

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 and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Loong Air	Zhangjiajie^{[citation needed]}
Philippine Airlines	Charter: Manila^[8]

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
2023	1,233	158,848	1,417
Source: Korea Airports Corporation Traffic Statistics^[9]

Ground transportation

Bus

Shuttle Bus: Yangyang Bus Terminal ↔ Yangyang International Airport

References

^ ^a ^b "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport-information.com.
^ "Inside South Korea's 'ghost' airport". 18 May 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^ "興航申告債權公告". www.tna.com.tw.
^ Liu, Jim (31 January 2018). "Korean Air schedules Yangyang – Europe charters in Feb 2018". Routesonline. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022.
^ Liu, Jim (29 January 2018). "Korean Air adds Yangyang – US charters in Feb 2018". Routesonline. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
^ Ballaran, Jhoanna (9 November 2017). "Visa-free entry to Korea for Filipinos, but …".
^ "Jeju Air crash raises concerns over safety of regional airports". The Korea Times.
^ "PHILIPPINE AIRLINES ADDS YANGYANG – MANILA SCHEDULED CHARTER IN MARCH/APRIL 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "Air Traffic Statistics". Incheon International Airport. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links

Official website

[statistics-1] "South Korea Traffic Statistics". airport-information.com.

[2] "Inside South Korea's 'ghost' airport". 18 May 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

[Notice_of_Dissolution_of_TransAsia_Airways_Corporation-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] "Jeju Air crash raises concerns over safety of regional airports". The Korea Times.

[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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