Kwi-gol
in P’yŏngan-bukto, North Korea
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Sunan International Airport (60 mi) -
Changhai Airport (112 mi) - Taoxian Airport (151 mi)
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Incheon International Airport (179 mi) - Gimpo International Airport (184 mi)
- Suwon Airport (209 mi)
- Weihai Airport (217 mi)
- Complex of Koguryo Tombs (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Unesco heritage, 129 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.664 and 124.704 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 39' 49" and E 124° 42' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Won - KPW
- Spoken languages:
- Korean
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:01 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:38 am and 7:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.747 and -57.425 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Balneario Mar Chiquita - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to North Korea.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning North Korea. Last Update: 2024-05-03 08:06:06
Explore Kwi-gol
Kwi-gol in P’yŏngan-bukto is located in North Korea about 71 mi (or 114 km) north-west of Pyongyang, the country's capital.
Local time in Kwi-gol is now 10:01 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 7 airports in the wider vicinity of Kwi-gol, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 60 mi (or 96 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in North Korea is Complex of Koguryo Tombs in a distance of 67 mi (or 108 km), South-East.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sinuiju, Xinxing, Hongqi, Lanqi and Baiqi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 20% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 2% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
25°C (76 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
11°C (53 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
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.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng program
The Kwangmyŏngsŏng programme is a class of experimental satellites developed by North Korea. The name Kwangmyŏngsŏng (광명성 is from a Chinese-language poem by Kim Il-sung. The first class of satellite built by Korea, the program started in the 1980s. There appear to have been four launch attempts.
List of rocket launch sites
This article constitutes a list of rocket launch sites. Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condenced lists under the tables.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kwi-gol.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kwi-kol, I-dong, Kwi-gol, 귀골
