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Explore Pongch’ang-ni
Pongch’ang-ni in P’yŏngan-namdo is located in North Korea about 40 mi (or 65 km) north-east of Pyongyang, the country's capital.
Local time in Pongch’ang-ni is now 11:51 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Pongch’ang-ni, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in North Korea is Complex of Koguryo Tombs in a distance of 60 mi (or 96 km), South-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: P'yongsong, Pyongyang, Namp'o, Sariwon and Chaeryong-up. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 27% |
Air Pressure | 1032 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 8th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Aviation Tour with Juche Travel to the DPRK (North Korea) May 2013 Part Three (Flying the IL62) HD
Scenic flight day! The first airplane was the IL62 from Air Koryo. The flights last 30min. to destination Puckchang, but without landing there ;-).
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kaechon internment camp
Kaechon internment camp is a slave labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 14. It is not to be confused with Kaechon concentration camp (Kyo-hwa-so No. 1), which is located 20 km to the northwest.
Pukchang concentration camp
Pukch'ang concentration camp is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. It is sometimes called Tŭkchang concentration camp . The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 18.