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 01Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 02All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 03Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 04Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 05How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 06New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 07How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 08What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won

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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

01Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
02All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
03Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
04Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
05How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
06New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
07How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins
08What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won

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

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