Orang Airport is a small airport located in

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, approximately 40 kilometres south of

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, North Hamgyong in North Korea. Built by the

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, designated as K-33 (Hoemun Airfield) by the

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during the

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, Orang Airport is now controlled by the

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. Hoemun Airfield was renamed when the original Chongin Airfield K-34 was abandoned after the Korean War. The airport is normally used by the military, though a small number of commercial passenger flights also operate there. The airport also serves

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, which is about a three-hour drive away.

Facilities

There is one runway in the airport, originally 1,200m long, which was extended to 2,500m. There is no arrival terminal, baggage is given directly from the trolley. One bus can carry arriving passengers from the runway to the single, rather departures-related building, if the flight is full some passengers can walk. Departure terminal "building" has a waiting lounge (for about 20 people), 1 check-in desk, one security scanner and an old Czechoslovak scale. There are very basic toilets. There are plans to further extend the runway to 4,000m to allow it to serve as a second international gateway to North Korea.

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

See also