# Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ / ZKPY)

**Pyongyang Sunan International Airport** (IATA: FNJ, ICAO: ZKPY) is a large airport in Pyongyang, Pyongyang (capital city), North Korea. It opened in 1948. It has one runway, 3,502 m (11,490 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by North Korea.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FNJ / ZKPY
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: North Korea
- Serves: Pyongyang, Pyongyang (capital city), North Korea
- Opened: 1948
- Elevation: 36 m / 117 ft
- Coordinates: 39.2241, 125.6700
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,502 m / 11,490 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
- Website: http://www.airkoryo.com.kp/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491767
- Weather station: ZKPY · WMO 47058
- Ident: ZKPY

## Timeline

- 1948: Pyongyang Sunan International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,502 m / 11,490 ft | 70 m / 230 ft | Concrete | 163° / 343° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [WOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zkws.md) Wonsan Kalma Airport · North Korea · 157 km / 98 mi · Air Koryo
- [DSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zksd.md) Sondok Airport · North Korea · 165 km / 103 mi · Air Koryo
- [SHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytx.md) Shenyang Taoxian International Airport · China · 326 km / 203 mi · Air Koryo
- [YJS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zkse.md) Samjiyŏn Airport · North Korea · 378 km / 235 mi · Air Koryo
- [RGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zkhm.md) Orang (Chongjin) Airport · North Korea · 417 km / 259 mi · Air Koryo
- [VVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uhww.md) Vladivostok International Airport · Russia · 712 km / 442 mi · Air Koryo
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 782 km / 486 mi · Air Koryo, Air China
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 6,395 km / 3,974 mi · Nordwind Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- JS [Air Koryo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-koryo) · 7

### Passenger (2)

- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- N4 [Nordwind Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nordwind-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,502 m / 11,490 ft | =481 of 29,858 | #147 in Asia | #1 in KP |
| Elevation | 36 m / 117 ft | =36,320 of 43,403 | #2,232 in Asia | #48 in KP |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =181 in Asia | #2 in KP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in KP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZKSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zksc.md) Sunchon Air Base · 28 km / 18 mi
- [KP-0041](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0041.md) Uthachi Highway Strip Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [KP-0022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0022.md) Pukchang Air Base · 40 km / 25 mi
- [KP-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0020.md) Hwangju Airbase · 64 km / 40 mi
- [KP-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0012.md) Kwaksan Air Base · 74 km / 46 mi
- [KP-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0015.md) Koksan Air Base · 100 km / 62 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: “Pyongyang International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pyongyang_International_Airport&oldid=1369807921), revision of 17 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/zkpy/data