Kalma Airport

Coordinates: 39°9′59″N 127°29′3″E / 39.16639°N 127.48417°E / 39.16639; 127.48417
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Wonsan Airport
Kangwon-do, North Korea
OpenedSeptember 24, 2015 (2015-09-24) (commercial flights)
Coordinates39°9′59″N 127°29′3″E / 39.16639°N 127.48417°E / 39.16639; 127.48417
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WOS is located in North Korea
WOS
WOS
Location in North Korea
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15R/33L 10,252 3,125 Concrete
15L/33R 11,482 3,500 Concrete
02/20 1,640 500 Asphalt
Kalma Airport
Hangul
갈마비행장
Hanja
葛麻飛行場
Revised RomanizationGalma Bihaengjang
McCune–ReischauerKalma Pihaengjang

Kalma Airport (

Kangwon-do, North Korea. A new international terminal and passenger ramp opened in September 2015.[citation needed
]

History

Korean War

The

VMF-312 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12.[2] The airfield was used by the United States Marine Corps and USAF under the designation K-25. By 12 October the USAF's Cargo Combat Command was flying supplies into the airfield.[1]

UN forces evacuated Wonsan in December 1950. The Blockade of Wonsan rendered the airfield unusable for the remainder of the war.

Modernisation

In July 2013,

duty-free stores. The runways will also be extended to 3500 metres. It is expected to cost US$200 million.[3]

On 24 September 2015, the first commercial civilian flight landed at Wonsan Airport as a part of an aviation-related tour with thirty passengers.[citation needed] Photographs of the inaugural flight reveal a very much redesigned terminal building, doing away with the original dual-terminal circular layout. The new terminal has a single L-shaped building.

It is reported that the airport cost around $200 million to build, with most of the work being carried out by the military. In July 2015, the first major event, an aeronautics display and contest, took place at the airport.[4]

In September 2016 the Wonsan Air Festival took place for the first time, with the Korean People's Army Air Force and the North Korean airline Air Koryo displaying a number of their aircraft.[5][6][7] A second edition was planned for September 2017 but it was cancelled amidst international tensions.[8][9]

Asiana Airlines became the first foreign airline to operate to the newly reconstructed airport at Wonsan.[10] Air Koryo previously operated charter services from the original Wonsan Airport to South Korea prior to the end of the Sunshine policy.[citation needed]

In July 2018 a C-17 of the US Air Force's 204th Airlift Squadron collected 55 cases of human remains from Wonsan. It is thought that these are remains of US or other UN servicemen from the Korean War.[11] The C-17 then flew to Osan Air Base in South Korea.[12][13]

Infrastructure

Wonsan Airport has two runways. A new runway was constructed parallel to the existing main runway, which is 375 metres longer. The existing runway was converted into a taxiway. A new terminal opened in 2015 to allow the airport to serve commercial passenger flights. The new construction features 2

jetbridges
and a newly designed apron that can accommodate 12 commercial aircraft at any one time.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Pyongyang[citation needed
]

References

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  3. ^ Wong, Olga (29 July 2013). "Kim Jong-un gives nod to Hong Kong firm to redesign Pyongyang airport". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ Grisafi, John (30 July 2015). "Wonsan Airport nears completion, with potential for impact on tourism and economy". NK News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ North Korea is Hosting its First Air Show February 18, 2016 Popular Mechanics Retrieved February 3, 2017
  6. ^ North Korea's Wonsan Friendship Air Festival USA Today Retrieved February 3, 2017
  7. ^ North Korea shows off fighter jets at its first international air show September 26, 2016 International Business Times Retrieved February 3, 2017
  8. ^ North Korea cancels 2017 Wonsan Air Show August 25, 2017 NHK Retrieved September 7, 2017
  9. ^ North Korea scraps Wonsan Air Show as sanctions tighten August 28, 2017 South China Morning Post Retrieved September 8, 2017
  10. ^ Driessche, Maarten Van Den (February 1, 2018). "First intra Korea flight by Asiana Airlines Airbus A321, Wonsan to Yongyang". Aviation24.be.
  11. ^ "War Remains Could Also Be Of French, Australian Soldiers: Jim Mattis". NDTV. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  12. ^ Fichtl, Marcus (July 26, 2018). "N. Korea hands over 55 cases of remains thought to be US war dead". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  13. ^ Maresca, Thomas (July 26, 2018). "North Korea hands over remains said to be US soldiers from Korean War, White House says". USA Today. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

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