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Pyongyang Heliport Facility
Pyongyang Heliport Facility(평양헬기장) (ICAO:ZKKK) is a large heliport located next to the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. Early years Before the construction of the current heliport a smaller heliport sat roughly from the heliport's current site, as recently as early 2014. This site was much smaller the current site and although it is not known exactly when the original heliport was constructed, it had been on the site since at least the year 2000. Current heliport Construction Construction began on the current heliport, roughly from the previous one, in late 2014, with the site being usable from mid-2015 and completely finished by late 2015. Design The current heliport has a much larger runway, than the previous one, measuring approximately in length, which is long enough to accommodate many light aircraft, which have been seen to visit the site and also the heliport has the notable feature of a large walled compound, in length, featuring a football pitch an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyongyang Time
Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time ( or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (), is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Like South Korea, North Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time. Time keeping in North Korea is under the State Commission for Science and Technology. History Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu () and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at Hanyang (Seoul) which was calculated to be UTC+08:27:52. In 1442, Chiljeongsan, an astronomical calendar system that was created during the reign of King Sejong used Hanyang (Seoul) local time as its standard as it overcame the limitations of previous-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |