# Yangyang International Airport (YNY / RKNY)

**Yangyang International Airport** (IATA: YNY, ICAO: RKNY) is a large airport in Gonghang-ro, Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea. It opened in 2002. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Korea Airports Corporation. In 2022 it handled 385 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkny

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YNY / RKNY
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Korea Airports Corporation
- Serves: Gonghang-ro, Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea
- Opened: 2002
- Elevation: 74 m / 241 ft
- Coordinates: 38.0605, 128.6698
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 384,642 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Website: http://www.airport.co.kr/mbs/yanyangeng/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangyang_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483469
- Weather station: RKNY · WMO 47092
- Ident: RKNY

## Timeline

- 2002: Yangyang International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 141° / 321° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 5,749 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 23,354 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 38,748 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 237,538 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 126,325 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 88,704 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 15,780 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 37,671 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 54,283 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 238,748 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 204,052 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 384,642 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [CJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpc.md) Jeju International Airport · South Korea · 543 km / 337 mi · Parata Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YNY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 4V [Parata Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/parata-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 385K (2022) | #1,231 of 3,974 | #402 in Asia | #11 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | #20 in KR |
| Elevation | 74 m / 241 ft | =32,897 of 43,403 | =1,880 in Asia | #37 in KR |
| Age | Opened 2002 | =11,541 of 15,079 | =574 in Asia | #18 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | GANGNEUNG APP | 124.600 |
| CLD | CLD | 123.150 |
| DEP | GANGNEUNG DEP | 124.600 |
| GND | GND | 123.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [KAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rknn.md) Gangneung Airport (K-18) · 42 km / 26 mi
- [WJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rknw.md) Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) · 93 km / 58 mi
- [JWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkti.md) Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport · 134 km / 83 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Yangyang International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yangyang_International_Airport&oldid=1371839168), revision of 28 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkny/data