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This article is about North Korea's flag carrier airline. For South Korea's flag carrier airline, see Korean Air.

Air Koryo
고려항공
IATA ICAO Callsign
JS[1] KOR[1] AIR KORYO
Founded21 September 1955 (1955-09-21)
(as Korean Airways)
HubsPyongyang International Airport
Focus citiesBeijing Capital International Airport
Fleet size20
Destinations4
Parent companyNational Aviation Administration of the DPRK[2]
HeadquartersRyongbung-ri, Sunan District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Key peopleAn Pyong-chil (Director of the General Bureau of Civil Aviation)
Websitewww.airkoryo.com.kp
Air Koryo
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGoryeo Hanggong
McCune–ReischauerKoryŏ Hanggong

Air Koryo (Korean: 고려항공; Hancha: 高麗航空; MR: Koryŏ Hanggong) is the state-owned flag carrier of North Korea, headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang.[3] Based at Pyongyang International Airport,[4] it operates international scheduled and charter services to destinations within Asia as well as flights on behalf of the Government of North Korea.[citation needed]

Air Koryo is banned in neighboring South Korea under the basis of that country's National Security Act[citation needed] and is subject to restrictions under Annex B of the Air Safety List of the European Union due to safety concerns.[5]

The company flew to neighboring China to collect COVID-19-related supplies.[6][7] Scheduled flights did not operate between 2020 and 2023. Scheduled flights to Beijing resumed on 22 August 2023 and flights to Vladivostok resumed on 25 August 2023.[8]

  1. ^ a b Air Koryo Archived 13 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine – IATA
  2. ^ "Kim Jong Un suggests restoring inter-Korean hotlines in early October". NK News. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Air Koryo. Retrieved on 6 August 2009. "Democratic People's Republic of Korea P'yongyang – Head office Air Koryo Sunan District P'yongyang"
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 59.
  5. ^ "The EU Air Safety List". European Commission for Transport. European Commission. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ "North Korean planes pick up medical supplies in China, media report". Reuters. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ^ Zwirko, Colin (17 May 2022). "North Korean jets fly to China to pick up pandemic supplies: Sources". NK News. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  8. ^ "North Korea airline flies first international flight since Covid". BBC News. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

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