Pukchang Airport

Pukch'ang Airport
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Military
Serves Pukchang, North Korea
Elevation AMSL 217 ft / 66 m
Coordinates 39°30′15.90″N 125°57′51.60″E / 39.5044167°N 125.9643333°E / 39.5044167; 125.9643333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 8,150 2,484 Concrete

Pukchang Airport is an airport in Pyongan-namdo, North Korea. It serves as the military airfield for the nearby city of Sunchon.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 8150 x 164 feet (2484 x 50 m).[1] It has several aprons and taxiway leading to both revetments and underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jets.[2]

References

  1. Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 24 Aug 2010
  2. GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - North Korea", accessed 25 Aug 2010
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