Two years on, still no int'l flight activity at North Korea's Kalma airport



News Two years on, still no int’l flight activity at North Korea’s Kalma airport Satellite imagery, sources suggest Wonsan development remains largely unused domestically Chad O'Carroll October 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Aram Pan International flights are yet to land at Wonsan’s Kalma International Airport since tourists first visited it in September 2015 and domestic air traffic there has been exceptionally light, flight data, travel industry insiders, and satellite imagery shows. In addition, the new easterly runway built adjacent to the old one appears to be incomplete, perhaps contributing to why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has never paid an official visit to the passenger terminal in state media records. The Kalma airfield underwent a major renovation and modernization to accommodate international flights between 2014-2015, with a reported Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

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Two years on, still no int’l flight activity at North Korea’s Kalma airport

Satellite imagery, sources suggest Wonsan development remains largely unused domestically

Chad O'Carroll October 25, 2017

Two years on, still no int’l flight activity at North Korea’s Kalma airport

Aram Pan

International flights are yet to land at Wonsan’s Kalma International Airport since tourists first visited it in September 2015 and domestic air traffic there has been exceptionally light, flight data, travel industry insiders, and satellite imagery shows.

In addition, the new easterly runway built adjacent to the old one appears to be incomplete, perhaps contributing to why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has never paid an official visit to the passenger terminal in state media records.

The Kalma airfield underwent a major renovation and modernization to accommodate international flights between 2014-2015, with a reported

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02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast
06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea
07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery
08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

Two years on, still no int’l flight activity at North Korea’s Kalma airport

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