Yangyang International Airport
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| Yangyang International Airport 양양국제공항 襄陽國際空港 Yangyang Gukje Gonghang Yangyang Kukche Konghang |
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| IATA: YNY - ICAO: RKNY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Korean Ministry Of Transportation | ||
| Serves | Gangneung | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 241 ft (73 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Concrete |
Yangyang International Airport (Hangul: 양양 국제 공항, Hanja: 襄陽國際空港, Revised Romanization: Yangyang Gukje Gonghang, McCune-Reischauer: Yangyang Kukche Konghang) (IATA: YNY, ICAO: RKNY) is a small international airport in the northeast of South Korea. It is located in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province and serves the nearby cities of Sokcho and Gangneung, whose airport it replaced. Tourists bound for the Seoraksan national park also use Yangyang airport. There are occasional charters to China, Japan, & Taiwan. China Eastern formerly served this airport.
This airport will be considered as the official airport for the 2014 Winter Olympics if Pyeongchang is selected by the IOC to host the olympics.[1]
In 2006, 51,547 passengers utilized the airport.[2]
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[edit] Airlines and Destinations
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- Korean Air (Busan)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External link
- Yangyang International Airport (in English)
- Destinations from Yangyang
- World Aero Data airport information for RKNY
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