AviatDataPyongyang Sunan International Airport FNJ / ZKPY
Pyongyang · KP · General Administration of Civil Aviation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (GACA), historically also referenced as CAAK - Civil Aviation Administration of Korea - the sole state civil aviation body, combining regulator, airport operator and air navigation service provider roles under the DPRK government. Current (2026) secondary sourcing (Wikipedia's Air Koryo infobox, parent field) instead names the National Aviation Administration of the DPRK as the controlling authority, which appears to be a renamed or alternately-translated successor to GACA/CAAK rather than a separate body. DPRK publishes no primary-source register of its own agency names, so GACA, CAAK and National Aviation Administration should all be treated as unconfirmed alternate renderings of the same state civil aviation authority.
80kpax · 2025
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAZKPY / FNJ
OperatorGeneral Administration of Civil Aviation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (GACA), historically also referenced as CAAK - Civil Aviation Administration of Korea - the sole state civil aviation body, combining regulator, airport operator and air navigation service provider roles under the DPRK government. Current (2026) secondary sourcing (Wikipedia's Air Koryo infobox, parent field) instead names the National Aviation Administration of the DPRK as the controlling authority, which appears to be a renamed or alternately-translated successor to GACA/CAAK rather than a separate body. DPRK publishes no primary-source register of its own agency names, so GACA, CAAK and National Aviation Administration should all be treated as unconfirmed alternate renderings of the same state civil aviation authority.
Coordinates39.2241°N, 125.6700°E
Elevation111 ft · 34 m
Time zoneKST (UTC+9, no DST) - North Korea aligned back onto Seoul time (UTC+9) on 5 May 2018 after a 2015-2018 spell on Pyongyang Time (UTC+8:30); no DST is observed.
Passengers / yr80,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceZKPY has no internationally published eAIP; the DPRK's civil aviation authority (GACA/CAAK/National Aviation Administration) does not release AIP data through standard ICAO AIS channels. Coordinates here (39.2241N 125.6700E) are cross-checked and consistent across Wikipedia and OurAirports (39.224098, 125.669998). Elevation and runway dimensions, however, disagree across sources and could not be reconciled: Wikipedia and most secondary sources give 111 ft / 34 m elevation and runways of 4000 m (01/19) and 3425 m (17/35), matching U.S. DoD FLIP-derived figures, while OurAirports independently lists 117 ft / 36 m elevation and runways of 3802 m (01/19, shown there with a CLOSED status that could not be corroborated elsewhere and may be a stale or erroneous community-database entry) and 3502 m x 70 m (17/35). This record uses the Wikipedia/FLIP-consistent figures as the more widely corroborated set, but none of it is confirmed against a primary AIP and should be reconfirmed before operational use.
Operating hoursNot published as conventional AD hours through ICAO channels - DPRK issues no NOTAMs and no public AIS bulletin. Third-party reference data (unofficial, unconfirmed) lists tower H24 with AD/customs opening Summer 2100-1300 UTC (0600-2200 local) / Winter 2200-1200 UTC (0700-2100 local); overtime available on 72h PPR. Slot approval and diplomatic overflight clearance are mandatory for every arrival, arranged through the state civil aviation authority (GACA/CAAK/National Aviation Administration).
TerminalsTwo terminals: T1 (opened Jan 2016, domestic flights only) and T2 (opened 1 Jul 2015, the international terminal, with jet bridges, 12+ check-in counters and a business-class lounge). No on-site hotel or rest facility, unusual for a capital-city airport, reflecting the airport's very low traffic volume.
Runways (2)
- 01/19 · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 60 m wide · Concrete
- 17/35 · 3,425 m / 11,237 ft · 60 m wide · Concrete · ILS Reported as ILS-equipped (CAT I, LOC/DME on RWY 17; RWY 35 also reported ILS-equipped, category unconfirmed) by unofficial third-party aviation databases only - no DPRK AIP exists to confirm, so treat as unverified.
Airport contact
No passenger statistics are published by the DPRK civil aviation authority; the 80,000 (2025) figure is an ESTIMATE derived from published schedule capacity only, directional given North Korea's near-total civil-aviation isolation. Air Koryo's current international network (per airline and flight-tracking references, unconfirmed against a DPRK primary source) covers Beijing, Shenyang and Vladivostok as scheduled focus cities, with domestic service also flown to Chongjin, Hamhung, Samjiyon and Wonsan. Air China resumed Beijing Capital-Pyongyang service in 2026 after a multi-year gap tied to DPRK's post-2020 border closure, and is shown as an active FNJ carrier in current flight-tracking data; the precise resumption date and any brief interruption could not be independently reconfirmed here. Russia's Nordwind Airlines has flown Moscow-Sheremetyevo since Jul 2025. Treat the field as effectively closed to everyone else: FAA SFAR 79 bars US civil operations in the Pyongyang FIR (ZKKP) west of 132 deg E (the specific current expiration date could not be reconfirmed live and should be checked against the Federal Register before relying on it), EASA's Conflict Zone Bulletin 2017-06R2 advises EU operators against entering ZKKP at any flight level, DPRK issues no NOTAMs, and every arrival needs diplomatic overflight clearance plus mandatory PPR via the state civil aviation authority - Jet A-1 fuel is likewise pre-arranged only, with very limited availability.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Koryo
Sole scheduled operator based at Sunan; self-handles its own passenger, ramp and turnaround operations, and — in the absence of any independent DPRK ground-handling company — is understood to also handle the small number of foreign carriers using FNJ (Air China's Beijing-Pyongyang service, resumed March 2026 after a 6-year suspension; Nordwind Airlines' Moscow-Sheremetyevo service, launched July 2025). No published third-party ground-handling agreement found; scope for non-Air Koryo flights is unconfirmed.
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Air China (Pyongyang office / FNJ station)
Air China's own global sales-office directory (m.airchina.com.cn) lists a Pyongyang office at Room 206, Changgwang Foreign Guest House, Ryonhwa 2-dong, Central District, with city lines ••• and •••, a separate airport line ••• and fax ••• - the only company-published station presence by a foreign carrier at FNJ. Air China resumed Beijing Capital-Pyongyang (CA121/122, weekly on Mondays, B737-700) on 30 Mar 2026 after a six-year suspension, though ch-aviation/Reuters reported it had stopped accepting bookings for later flights due to low demand, so whether the service is still operating is unconfirmed. The station is a passenger sales/airport desk only: ramp and turnaround handling of the Air China aircraft is presumed performed by Air Koryo, and no self-handling or third-party handling agreement is published.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Air Koryo
Aircraft at FNJ draw on DPRK's state-controlled jet-fuel supply chain (aviation fuel imports capped under UNSC Resolution 2397, sourced mainly via China); Air Koryo is the de facto into-plane operator for its own aircraft. No named commercial fuel supplier or fuel-farm operator is publicly documented. Some foreign carriers serving FNJ have historically tankered return-trip fuel rather than uplift locally, reflecting DPRK fuel-supply constraints, though current uplift practice for the newly resumed Air China and Nordwind services is not documented.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Air Koryo
Air Koryo maintains a hangar/maintenance complex roughly 1km from the runway at Sunan (documented on the airport's Wikipedia entry) used for transit and day-to-day servicing of its own fleet; no third-party line-maintenance provider exists in DPRK.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Unconfirmed
Air Koryo
The same Sunan hangar complex is understood to support heavier Air Koryo fleet maintenance, but the scope of checks actually performed on-site (versus overhaul work sent abroad, e.g. to Russia or China) is not publicly documented.
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Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Unconfirmed
Air Koryo
Air Koryo prepares its own onboard catering for flights out of Pyongyang (repeatedly noted in traveller/trip reports on the airline); no separate named flight-kitchen operator is documented.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Unconfirmed
Air Koryo
No independent aircraft-cleaning contractor is documented at FNJ; presumed self-performed by Air Koryo ground staff as the sole based operator.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Air Koryo
Ground support equipment at FNJ is presumed owned and operated in-house by Air Koryo/the airport operator; no separate GSE supplier, lessor or maintenance company is documented.
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Cargo handling
Available
Air Koryo
Air Koryo operates a small fleet of Ilyushin Il-76 freighters carrying cargo to/from China and Russia via Sunan; no independent cargo-terminal operator is documented, so freight handling is presumed in-house.
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Aviation security
Available
Civil Aviation Administration of Korea (CAAK)
FNJ is owned by the DPRK government and operated by the Civil Aviation Administration of Korea (formerly the General Administration of Civil Aviation); airport security screening, access control and apron policing fall under DPRK state authorities via CAAK, with the airport reported under continuous heavy military guard. The specific security agency or unit performing screening is not publicly named.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
Air Koryo
Air Koryo's corporate group runs one of Pyongyang's handful of taxi companies as part of its non-aviation diversification (confirmed via general reporting on the airline), a plausible source of passenger and staff transport to/from Sunan; no separate dedicated crew-shuttle company is documented.
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Korea International Travel Company (KITC)
The DPRK's oldest and largest state travel company (founded 24 Aug 1953), which under normal conditions meets every foreign visitor at Sunan after immigration and provides guides plus KITC-branded minibus or coach transfers to Pyongyang hotels - consistently documented by Western tour operators (Koryo Tours, Young Pioneer Tours, Rocky Road Travel) rather than by KITC itself, which publishes no website or contact. As of Aug 2026 the DPRK remains closed to non-Russian tourists (about 3,600 Russian arrivals in H1 2026, mostly via Vladivostok and Wonsan-Kalma), so current activity at FNJ is limited and unconfirmed; the service is for state-approved passenger groups only and is not a general crew-transport provider.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed · 3 providers
Kobangsan Hotel (Air Koryo-owned)
Former state VIP guesthouse on the Taedong River roughly 15-20 km north-east of central Pyongyang and described by tour operators (Young Pioneer Tours, Koryo Tours) as a short drive from Sunan airport; branded and operated by Air Koryo (airline logo over the entrance, Air Koryo aircraft models in the lobby), opened to foreign visitors in 2018 as a deluxe-class property with about 40 rooms over four floors, two restaurants, two bars, cafe, billiards and boating. Its airline ownership and airport proximity make it the most plausible crew or layover property at FNJ, but no airline crew use is documented and the hotel publishes no contact of its own - bookings are only made through state tour operators. Not to be confused with the already-listed Air Koryo airline record.
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Koryo Hotel
State-run 43-storey twin-tower hotel (opened 1985, about 500 rooms, revolving restaurant, renovated public areas 2017) on Changgwang Street in Chung-guyok, central Pyongyang, next to Pyongyang Railway Station and roughly 25 km / 30-40 min by road from Sunan; the second-largest operating hotel in the DPRK and the standard foreign-visitor and business hotel. Frequently cited by flight-support directories as accommodation for visiting crews, but no airline crew contract is documented: Air Koryo crews are home-based, Air China operates a same-day turnaround and Nordwind's aircraft no longer overnight in Pyongyang, so crew demand is minimal. The hotel publishes no website or contact of its own; bookings run through state travel companies.
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Yanggakdo International Hotel
Largest operating hotel in the DPRK - 47 storeys, about 1,000 rooms, 170 m tall, built 1986-92 with France's Campenon Bernard and opened 1996 - on Yanggak Island in the Taedong River about 2 km south-east of central Pyongyang, roughly 25 km from Sunan airport; state-run, with the basement casino leased to a Macau operator and a DHL counter historically inside. The default hotel for foreign tour groups and therefore a likely fallback for any foreign airline crew overnighting in Pyongyang, but no crew contract is documented and current foreign-crew overnights at FNJ are effectively nil (Air China same-day turnaround; Nordwind no longer overnights). The hotel publishes no website or contact of its own; the +850-2 number circulating on fan wikis is not company-published and is omitted.
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