Jungwon Air Base
Appearance
Jungwon Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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![]() F-16C takes off from Jungwon Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Republic of Korea Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Republic of Korea Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Location | Chungju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 281 ft / 86 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°01′48″N 127°53′07″E / 37.03000°N 127.88528°E | ||||||||||||||
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Jungwon Air Base (IATA: JWO, ICAO: RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Units stationed
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Defense.gov_photo_essay_090819-F-9617W-154.jpg/220px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_090819-F-9617W-154.jpg)
The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:
- 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
- 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
Accidents and incidents
- 30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully.
- 27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully.[3]
References
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ "Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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External links
Media related to Jungwon Air Base at Wikimedia Commons