North Korea is planning further infrastructure upgrades and developments at and near its international airport in Pyongyang, according to a paper issued during an aviation programme held in-country in June.

The paper was presented during the 16th Steering Committee meeting of the Cooperative Development of Operational Safety & Continuing Airworthiness Programme for North Asia (COSCAP-NA), conducted from June 15 to June 17. The paper was subsequently published on the COSCAP-NA website.

According to the documentation, North Korea plans to build a hotel and a hospital near the airport as well as undertake construction of further, parallel runways.

It also plans