Analysis Pyongyang Sunan airport upgrades, other changes underway at capital’s airfieldsImagery shows dismantling of Kangdong Airfield facilities, while North Korean elite air clubs see recent boost ![]() New upgrades are underway at North Korea’s primary international airport in Pyongyang, NK Pro analysis of recent satellite imagery shows, following a complete rebuild of its main terminal and grand reopening in mid-2015. Recent satellite imagery also reveals the apparent dismantling of a previously-upgraded military-use runway near a Pyongyang-area mansion compound, as well as new construction in two other locations lending a boost to the city’s elite “air clubs.” The reason for the Kangdong Airfield’s disappearing structures is unknown, though the facilities now being dismantled were built anew after a visit from © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |