North Korea is a country that's still rather closed to tourism. Limited traffic across the border has kept North Korea's only flight service, the state airline Air Koryo, small, with infrequent flights that are difficult to book. Nevertheless, if you need to get to North Korea on Air Koryo, here's how.
Contact Air Koryo at [email protected] to arrange your reservations. This is the only way to book directly through the airline.
Visit the Air Koryo Web site for basic information on the airline, including flight times (see Resources below).
Fly to Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport (FNJ). Ongoing travel to other parts of North Korea will probably have to be arranged separately. Air Koryo is said to provide domestic flights; but this is not confirmed.
Fly into North Korea from three possible cities: Beijing, Vladivostok or Khabarovsk (seasonal). Other routes are either by charter or occasion (Macau, Moscow and Yangyang are a few common locations used in the past).
Be prepared for extra fees and a slow booking process. All travel must be booked through an unpredictable, bureaucratic North Korean government. Extra charges are incurred by foreign travelers, especially American.
