[citation needed] The Republic of Korea Army Capital Division captured Wonsan Airfield on 10 October 1950.

[3] On 24 September 2015, the first commercial civilian flight landed at Wonsan Airport as a part of an aviation-related tour with thirty passengers.

[citation needed] Photographs of the inaugural flight reveal a very much redesigned terminal building, doing away with the original dual-terminal circular layout.

[10] Air Koryo previously operated charter services from the original Wonsan Airport to South Korea prior to the end of the Sunshine policy.

[citation needed] In July 2018 a C-17 of the US Air Force's 204th Airlift Squadron collected 55 cases of human remains from Wonsan.

The new construction features 2 jetbridges and a newly designed apron that can accommodate 12 commercial aircraft at any one time.