Aero K

Aero K
Aero-K A320-214 HL8562 TPE 08-DEC-2024
Aero-K A320-214
IATA ICAO Call sign
RF EOK AEROHANGUK
Founded18 May 2016; 10 years ago (2016-05-18)
Commenced operations
15 April 2021; 5 years ago (2021-04-15)
Operating bases
Cheongju International Airport
Fleet size9
Destinations8
Parent companyAero K Holdings Co., Ltd. (Daemyung Chemical)
HeadquartersOsong-eup (오송읍), Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
Key peopleKang Byeong-ho (CEO)
Websitewww.aerok.com/kr

Aero K Airlines Co., Ltd. (Korean: 에어로케이; RR: eeolo kei) is a low-cost airline based in South Korea. It was founded on 18 May 2016 and received its first aircraft in 2020. The name is derived from spelling "Korea" backwards.

Its headquarters are in Osong-eup (오송읍), Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju.

History

Aero K was founded on 18 May 2016 originally named as K-AIR Aviation. They obtained their Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on 28 December 2020. The company received their first Airbus A320, registered as HL8384, on 14 February 2020.

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

Destinations

As of September 2026, Aero K flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:

Aero K Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Refs
ChinaDatongDatong Yungang International Airport
JinanJinan Yaoqiang International Airport
QionghaiQionghai Bo'ao International Airport CharterTerminated
QingdaoQingdao Jiaodong International Airport
JapanFukuokaFukuoka Airport
HiroshimaHiroshima Airport
IbarakiIbaraki Airport
KitakyushuKitakyushu Airport
KobeKobe Airport CharterSeasonal
NagoyaChubu Centrair International Airport
NahaNaha Airport
ObihiroTokachi–Obihiro AirportSeasonal
OsakaKansai International Airport
SapporoNew Chitose Airport
TokyoNarita International Airport
LaosPaksePakse International Airport CharterTerminated
MongoliaUlaanbaatarChinggis Khaan International Airport
PhilippinesCebuMactan–Cebu International AirportTerminated
ClarkClark International AirportSeasonal
ManilaNinoy Aquino International AirportTerminated
South KoreaCheongjuCheongju International AirportBase
JejuJeju International Airport
SeoulIncheon International AirportTerminated
YangyangYangyang International AirportTerminated
TaiwanHualienHualien AirportTerminated
KaohsiungKaohsiung International Airport
PenghuPenghu AirportTerminated
TaipeiTaoyuan International Airport
VietnamDa NangDa Nang International Airport
HanoiNoi Bai International Airport
Nha TrangCam Ranh International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Aero K operates the following aircraft:

Aero K fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320 9 — 180
Total 9 —

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Aero K operated 9 Airbus A320.

Aero K has also previously operated the following aircraft:

Aero K retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2020 2024

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aero K Airline Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Chua, Alfred (15 April 2021). "South Korea's Aero K launches operations". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Brand 브랜드". Aero K. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Sipinski, Dominik (15 January 2020). "South Korea's Aero K readies to take first A320". ch-aviation.com. ch-aviation GmbH. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Hyun-su, Yim (30 August 2020). "A progressive launch of airline in midst of pandemic" (interview). koreaherald.com. The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Home (US)". Aero K. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024. Address : 154, Osongsaengmyeong 3-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea - Korean address Archived 21 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine: "주소 : 충청북도 청주시 흥덕구 오송읍 오송생명3로 154"
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  8. ↑ Klisauskaite, Vyte (29 December 2020). "South Korea's Aero K start-up airline gets flight certificate AOC". Aerotime. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Adel, Rosette (16 May 2024). "Aero K launches Cheongju to Manila flight". philstar global. Philstar. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "New Narita - Cheongju Route to be Launched by Aero K on August 3, 2023". aci-asiapac.aero.com. Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Liu, Jim (1 August 2023). "Aero K Schedules Taipei Launch in Sep 2023". aeroroutes.com. Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Noi Bai International Airport Welcomes The First Flight Of Aero K Airlines To Ha Noi". routesonline.com. Informa Markets. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Flight Schedule & Route Information". Aero K. [dead link]
  14. ↑ "Aero K adds Seoul – Jinan service in NS25". AeroRoutes. 25 March 2025.
  15. 1 2 3 "Aero K Dec 2024 – Feb 2025 network additions". AeroRoutes. 31 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "에어로케이항공, 중국 칭다오 정기편 신규 취항" [Aero K, launch regular route to Qingdao]. ggilbo.com (in Korean). 27 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "에어로케이, 5월부터 청주~후쿠오카 노선 신규 취항" [Aer oK to launch new Cheongju-Fukuoka route from May]. jbnews.com (in Korean). 19 March 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Aero K 3Q25 Japan Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Aero K NW24 Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "에어로케이, 10월 1일 청주~오키나와 신규 취항" [Aero K, launing Cheongju~Okinawa in 1 October]. segye.com (in Korean). 6 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "에어로케이항공, 청주~오비히로 노선 신규 취항" [Aero K launched a new route between Cheongju and Obihiro]. hankyung.com (in Korean). 20 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Osaka July 2023 Debut". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Aero K Schedules Cheongju – Tokyo from August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "에어로케이, 라오스 팍세 노선 신규취항" [Aero K launches to Pakse, Laos]. Heraldcorp. 23 December 2024.
  25. ↑ "에어로케이, 청주-필리핀·몽골 취항" [Aero K launches Cheongju-Philippines/Mongolia route]. KBS. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Aero K schedules Cebu Oct 2024 launch". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "에어로케이, 오는 11월 청주∼필리핀 클락 신규취항" [Aero K, launching Cheongju~Clark on November]. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Aero K Philippines seasonal service changes". AeroRoutes. 21 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "Aero K Plans Manila late-Feb 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. 1 January 2024.
  30. ↑ "AERO K SCHEDULES SEOUL INCHEON – TOKYO NARITA LATE-MAY 2024 LAUNCH". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  31. ↑ "에어로케이, 청주-양양 국내노선 시범 운영 종료" [Aero K, ends Cheongju-Yangyang demostrational domestic route]. CJB News. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Hualien adds Seoul/Incheon as 2nd int'l direct flight destination".
  33. ↑ "Aero K Schedules Taipei launch in Sept 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Aero K schedules Cheongju - Da Nang Feb 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  35. ↑ "Aero K Plans Seoul - Hanoi Late-Dec 2024 Launch". AeroRoutes. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  36. ↑ "AERO K PLANS SEOUL – CAM RANH/NHA TRANG FROM LATE-JUNE 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  37. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Aero K". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 17.
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  39. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Aero K". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 65.
  40. ↑ "연도별 말소 현황" (in Korean). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure ad Transport.