Aviation
Information related to aviation in and around the DPRK
Seoul airports have suspended flights 20 times due to North Korean balloons
Official data records almost 7 hours of disruptions, which expert says likely increased operational costs
September 26, 2024
Russian military jet makes series of rare flights to North Korea from Far East
Ilyushin Il-62M flies to capital from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, where Kim Jong Un previously toured fighter jet plant
September 23, 2024
North Korea restoring runway at key airbase dismantled for COVID disinfection
Imagery shows work underway at Uiji Airport near China border in line with Kim Jong Un’s pledge to revive air force
September 23, 2024
Russian government jet makes quick stopover on North Korea’s east coast
Another aircraft arrived in Pyongyang Friday amid increasing flights by Russian government and military planes
September 20, 2024
Russian military plane makes rare flight to North Korea from St. Petersburg
Command and control aircraft is one of just two in Moscow’s fleet and carried defense minister earlier this year
September 13, 2024
North Korean airspace roars to life, driven in part by surge of Russian flights
NK Pro analysis reveals over 350 flights since DPRK eased COVID controls, though Air Koryo operations slow to recover
September 10, 2024
North Korea likely building 7 large hangars at advanced drone airbase: Imagery
Nearby aircraft factory also dismantled ahead of possible reconstruction, sign it could manufacture drones
September 3, 2024
What Israel’s strikes on Hezbollah reveal about risks of preempting North Korea
Experts say US-ROK could replicate Israel’s success in part, but not without triggering massive nuclear retaliation
August 29, 2024
How North Korea’s new suicide drones could menace the South, with or without AI
DPRK likely ripped off foreign designs for drones, which could help boost arms sales and provide platform for AI testing
August 27, 2024
Russian government VIP plane makes unannounced trip to North Korea
Flight may have transported trade delegation, while expert says uptick in air traffic points to ‘sensitive’ exchanges
August 26, 2024
