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===Terminals=== Pyongyang International Airport has two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 opened in January 2016 and handles domestic flights only.<ref name="xinhua26feb2016">{{cite news | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2016-02/26/c_135132425.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142851/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2016-02/26/c_135132425.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 March 2016 | title=Terminal 1 of Pyongyang Sunan Int'l Airport starts operation in DPRK | work=[[Xinhua News Agency]] | date=26 February 2016 | access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> It is connected to Terminal 2,<ref name="xinhua26feb2016" /> the international terminal, which was inaugurated on 1 July 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/07/01/with-great-fanfare-pyongyang-opens-new-airport-terminal | title=With much fanfare, fancy new terminal opens at Pyongyang's international airport | work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] | date=1 July 2015 | agency=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> Terminal 2 has [[jet bridge]]s and at least 12 check-in counters.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/07/02/North-Korea-Airport-terminal-is-new-face-of-country/1441435858877/ | title=North Korea: Airport terminal is 'new face' of country | work=[[United Press International]] | date=2 July 2015 | access-date=2 February 2017 | author=Shim, Elizabeth}}</ref><ref name="st2july2015">{{cite news | url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/10-things-to-know-about-north-koreas-new-airport-terminal | title=10 things to know about North Korea's new airport terminal | work=[[The Straits Times]] | date=2 July 2015 | access-date=2 February 2017 | location=Singapore}}</ref> Amenities include a [[duty-free store]], coffee bar, newsstand and Internet room,<ref name="st2july2015" /><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/north-korea-airport-air-koyro-worst-airline | title=North Korea's shiny new airport falls short of expectations | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=27 August 2015 | agency=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=2 February 2017 | author=Talmadge, Eric}}</ref> along with a snack bar, a pharmacy, a CD/DVD shop, and an electronics shop. There is also a business-class lounge with a buffet on the upper level, along with an outdoor viewing area. During the construction period, a hangar-like structure served the airport with basic services (baggage carousel), a [[duty-free shop]], and a bookshop/souvenir shop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.traveller.com.au/north-korea-races-to-build-new-international-airport-in-pyongyang-11ayq5|title=North Korea races to build new international airport in Pyongyang|date=24 October 2014|website=Traveller}}</ref>
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