Yangyang International Airport

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Yangyang International Airport
양양국제공항
襄陽國際空港

Yangyang Gukje Gonghang
Yangyang Kukche Konghang
IATA: YNY – ICAO: RKNY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Korea Airports Coorporation
Location Gangneung
Elevation AMSL 73 m / 241 ft
Coordinates 38°03′41″N 128°40′09″E / 38.06139, 128.66917
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,500 8,202 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: YNYICAO: 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, China Southern, and Jeju Air formerly served this airport.

In 2007, 33,686 passengers used the airport.[1] This airport is very underutilised.

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  1. ^ Airport Statistics

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