Aero K

Aero K Airlines Co., Ltd. (Korean: 에어로케이; RR: eeolo kei) is a low-cost airline based in South Korea. It was founded in 2016 and received its first aircraft in 2021. The name is derived from spelling "Korea" backwards.

Aero K
IATA ICAO Callsign
RF[1] EOK AEROHANGUK
Founded18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)
Commenced operations15 April 2021 (2021-04-15) [1][2]
HubsCheongju International Airport
Fleet size6
Destinations8[1]
Parent companyAero K Holdings Co., Ltd. (Daemyung Chemical)
HeadquartersOsong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea[3]
Key peopleKang Byeong-ho (CEO)[3]
Websitehttps://www.aerok.com/kr

History

Aero K was founded in 2016 originally named as K-AIR Aviation. They obtained their Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 28 December 2020.[4] The company received their first Airbus A320, registered as HL8384, on 14 February 2021.

Aero K aims to start flights to destinations within Asia to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Their inaugural flight was a domestic flight within South Korea to Jeju International Airport from their hub in Cheongju.[1][2]

Destinations
Aero K Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
JapanOsakaKansai International Airport[5]
TokyoNarita International Airport[6]
PhilippinesClarkClark International AirportSeasonal[7][8]
ManilaNinoy Aquino International Airport[9]
South KoreaCheongjuCheongju International AirportHub
JejuJeju International Airport
SeoulIncheon International Airport[10]
YangyangYangyang International AirportTerminated[11]
TaiwanTaipeiTaoyuan International Airport[12]
VietnamDa NangDa Nang International Airport[13]
Nha TrangCam Ranh International Airport[14]

Fleet

As of January 2024, Aero K operates the following aircraft:[15]

Aero K fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 6 — 180
Total 6 —

See also

References
  1. "Aero K Airline Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. Chua, Alfred (15 April 2021). "South Korea's Aero K launches operations". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. "Brand 브랜드". Aero K. Aero K. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. Klisauskaite, Vyte (29 December 2020). "South Korea's Aero K start-up airline gets flight certificate AOC". Aerotime. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. "Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Osaka July 2023 Debut". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Tokyo from August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. "에어로케이, 오는 11월 청주∼필리핀 클락 신규취항" [Aero K, launching Cheongju~Clark on November]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. "Aero K Philippines seasonal service changes". AeroRoutes. 21 February 2024.
  9. "Aero K Plans Manila late-Feb 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. 1 January 2024.
  10. "AERO K SCHEDULES SEOUL INCHEON – TOKYO NARITA LATE-MAY 2024 LAUNCH". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. "에어로케이, 청주-양양 국내노선 시범 운영 종료" [Aero K, ends Cheongju-Yangyang demostrational domestic route]. CJB News. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. "Aero K Schedules Taipei launch in Sept 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. "Aero K schedules Cheongju - Da Nang Feb 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  14. "AERO K PLANS SEOUL – CAM RANH/NHA TRANG FROM LATE-JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  15. "항공기 등록현황". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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