North Korean jet makes rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just third since COVID



News North Korean jet makes rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just third since COVID Air Koryo out and back follows similar flight around Pyongyang marathon, though purpose of latest trip is unknown Anton Sokolin June 30, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An Air Koryo Antonov An-148 at the Kyiv Sviatoshyn Airfield before delivery to North Korea in Dec. 2012 \| Image: Oleg Belyakov via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, edited by NK News A North Korean passenger jet made a rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just national carrier Air Koryo’s second flight to the city this year and third since the pandemic, amid questions about whether China and the DPRK intend to revive the route. The Antonov An-148 with tail number P-671 landed in Shanghai around 10 p.m. KST after a two-hour flight from Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport on Sunday, Flightradar24 aviation data shows. A North Korean passenger jet made a rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just national carrier Air Koryo’s second flight to the city this year and third since the pandemic, amid questions about whether China and the DPRK intend to revive the route. The Antonov An-148 with tail number P-671 landed in Shanghai around 10 p.m. KST after a two-hour flight from Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport on Sunday, Flightradar24 aviation data shows. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korean jet makes rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just third since COVID

Air Koryo out and back follows similar flight around Pyongyang marathon, though purpose of latest trip is unknown

Anton Sokolin June 30, 2025

North Korean jet makes rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just third since COVID

An Air Koryo Antonov An-148 at the Kyiv Sviatoshyn Airfield before delivery to North Korea in Dec. 2012 | Image: Oleg Belyakov via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, edited by NK News

A North Korean passenger jet made a rare overnight flight to Shanghai, just national carrier Air Koryo’s second flight to the city this year and third since the pandemic, amid questions about whether China and the DPRK intend to revive the route.

The Antonov An-148 with tail number P-671 landed in Shanghai around 10 p.m. KST after a two-hour flight from Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport on Sunday, Flightradar24 aviation data shows.

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