Highest Airports in North Korea
Airports in North Korea ranked by elevation above sea level.
1Samjiyŏn AirportSamjiyŏn · 4,547 ft above sea level
1,386 m
2Hwangsuwon Highway Strip AirstripHwangsuwon · 4,494 ft above sea level
1,370 m
3Hwangsuwon AirbaseKimhyonggwon · 4,050 ft above sea level
1,234 m
4Changjin Air Force BaseChangjin · 3,457 ft above sea level
1,054 m
5Paegam AirstripPaegam · 3,248 ft above sea level
990 m
6Hyesan AirportHyesan · 2,343 ft above sea level
714 m
7Maengsan AirportMaengsan · 2,087 ft above sea level
636 m
8Hyon-ni AirportHoeyang · 1,913 ft above sea level
583 m
9Kumgang AirfieldKumgang · 1,325 ft above sea level
404 m
10Hoeyang Southeast AirfieldHoeyang · 1,093 ft above sea level
333 m
11Koksan Air BaseKoksan · 840 ft above sea level
256 m
12Toha Ri North AirportToha Ri · 840 ft above sea level
256 m
13Manpo AirportManpo · 837 ft above sea level
255 m
14Koksan 2 Highway StripKoksan · 807 ft above sea level
246 m
15Chik-Tong AirstripKoksan · 791 ft above sea level
241 m
16Sohung Highway Strip AirfieldSohung · 787 ft above sea level
240 m
17Pyongsul Li AirstripPyongsul Li · 715 ft above sea level
218 m
18Sangwon 2 Highway Strip AirfieldSangwon · 620 ft above sea level
189 m
19Sangwon Highway StripSangwon · 620 ft above sea level
189 m
20Panghyon Highway Strip 2Panghyon · 604 ft above sea level
184 m
21Ihyon AirstripSinwon · 600 ft above sea level
183 m
22Ichon Northeast AirportIchon · 561 ft above sea level
171 m
23Kang Da Ri Highway StripWonsan · 541 ft above sea level
165 m
24Sangwon Ni Highway StripSangwon Ni · 531 ft above sea level
162 m
25Sohung South AirportSohung · 522 ft above sea level
159 m
26Unchon Up AirportUnchon Up · 482 ft above sea level
147 m
27Ichon AirportIchon · 430 ft above sea level
131 m
28Ayang Ni Highway Strip387 ft above sea level
118 m
29Panghyon South Highway StripPanghyon · 359 ft above sea level
109 m
30Nuchon Ni AirfieldNuchon Ni · 293 ft above sea level
89 m
31Panghyon AirportKusong · 293 ft above sea level
89 m
32Taechon Northwest AirportTaechon · 293 ft above sea level
89 m
33Kojo Highway Strip AirfieldKojo · 272 ft above sea level
83 m
34T'aet'an-pihaengjang AirportTaetan · 246 ft above sea level
75 m
35Taebukpo Ri Airport223 ft above sea level
68 m
36Sinhung Highway StripSinhung · 220 ft above sea level
67 m
37Pukchang Air BaseSunchon · 217 ft above sea level
66 m
38Toksan Air BaseTŏksan-dong · 210 ft above sea level
64 m
39Sunan-Up North Highway Strip AirfieldSunan-Up · 207 ft above sea level
63 m
40Ihyon Ni Highway Strip AirfieldIhyon Ni · 200 ft above sea level
61 m
41Sonchon AirportSonchon · 198 ft above sea level
60 m
42Ongjin AirportOngjin · 167 ft above sea level
51 m
43Sunchon Air BaseSunchon · 141 ft above sea level
43 m
44Haeju AirfieldHaeju · 131 ft above sea level
40 m
45Tanchon South AirstripTanchon · 128 ft above sea level
39 m
46Kuktong AirportMyonggan · 125 ft above sea level
38 m
47Taechon AirportTaechon · 118 ft above sea level
36 m
48Pyongyang Sunan International AirportPyongyang · 117 ft above sea level
36 m
49Pyong Ni South Highway StripPyong Ni · 105 ft above sea level
32 m
50Pyong Ni West Highway Strip AirstripPyong Ni · 95 ft above sea level
29 m
Highlights
Within North Korea, Samjiyŏn Airport ranks first in 2026 with 1,386 m, followed by Hwangsuwon Highway Strip Airstrip (1,370 m) and Hwangsuwon Airbase (1,234 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,386 m (Samjiyŏn Airport) to 29 m (Pyong Ni West Highway Strip Airstrip), with a median of 153 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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