Getting There
Participants will be able to travel to the Air Festival using scheduled international air services from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Vladivostok to Pyongyang. These flights will be operated by the DPRK’s national carrier, Air Koryo, on board their modern Tupolev Tu-204 airliners. The schedule flight itinerary can be found below.
WAF-2017 INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SCHEDULE
| DAY | DATE | FROM | TO | FLIGHT NO. | DEP | ARR |
| TUESDAY | 19/09/2017 | BEIJING | PYONGYANG | JS152 | 12:55 | 15:25 |
| WEDNESDAY | 20/09/2017 | SHENYANG | PYONGYANG | JS156 | 13:55 | 15:35 |
| THURSDAY | 21/09/2017 | BEIJING | PYONGYANG | JS252 | 14:00 | 16:30 |
| FRIDAY | 22/09/2017 | SHANGHAI | PYONGYANG | JS158 | 00:40 | 03:00 |
| BEIJING | PYONGYANG | JS152 | 12:00 | 14:30 | ||
| VLADIVOSTOK | PYONGYANG | JS271 | 12:20 | 12:30 | ||
| SATURDAY | 23/09/2017 | – | – | – | – | – |
| SUNDAY | 24/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | SHANGHAI | JS157 | 21:40 | 23:00 |
| MONDAY | 25/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | VLADIVOSTOK | JS271 | 8:00 | 11:00 |
| PYONGYANG | BEIJING | JS151 | 8:30 | 10:00 | ||
| TUESDAY | 26/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | BEIJING | JS151 | 8:20 | 9:50 |
| WEDNESDAY | 27/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | SHENYANG | JS155 | 11:20 | 12:00 |
| THURSDAY | 28/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | BEIJING | JS251 | 10:00 | 11:30 |
| PYONGYANG | SHANGHAI | JS157 | 21:40 | 23:00 | ||
| FRIDAY | 29/09/2017 | PYONGYANG | BEIJING | JS151 | 8:30 | 10:00 |
Visitors travelling via Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang can also make use of the relevant Chinese visa-free transit period (72 hours for Beijing and Shenyang, 144 hours for Shanghai), meaning that for many people a Chinese visa will not be required, saving both time and money. You can find out more information on these options via the Tripadvisor website here:
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g294211-188665/China:Visa.Free.Transits.html
From Pyongyang, all Air Festival participants will be making use of Air Koryo shuttle services between Pyongyang and Wonsan, a swift journey time of only 30 minutes.
