Air Transport
See also: Air Koryo and Sunan International Airport Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-204 Sunan International Airport rampNorth Korea's international air connections are limited in frequency and numbers. As of 2011, scheduled flights operate only from Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport to Beijing, Dalian, Shenyang, Shanghai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Moscow, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and Kuwait International Airport. With charters to other destinations operated as per demand. Prior to 1995 many routes to Eastern Europe were operated including services to Sofia, Belgrade, Prague, Budapest along with others.
Air Koryo is the country's national airline. Air China also operates flights between Beijing and Pyongyang.
Internal flights are available between Pyongyang, Hamhung, Haeju(HAE), Hungnam(HGM), Kaesong (KSN), Kanggye, Kilju, Najin(NJN), Nampo(NAM), Sinuiju(SII), Samjiyon, Wonsan(WON), Songjin (SON) and Chongjin (CHO). All civil aircraft are operated by Air Koryo, which has a fleet of 56 passenger and cargo aircraft, all of which are Soviet models.
As of 2009, the CIA estimates that North Korea has 79 usable airports, 37 of which have permanent-surface runways.
| Airports - with paved runways | |
|---|---|
| Total | 37 |
| > 3,047 m | 2 |
| 2,438 to 3,047 m | 22 |
| 1,524 to 2,437 m | 8 |
| 914 to 1,523 m | 1 |
| < 914 m | 4 |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | |
|---|---|
| Total | 42 |
| 2,438 to 3,047 m | 3 |
| 1,524 to 2,437 m | 17 |
| 914 to 1,523 m | 14 |
| < 914 m | 8 |
Read more about this topic: Transport In North Korea
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