Pukchang Airport
Pukch'ang Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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
- ^ Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 24 Aug 2010
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - North Korea", accessed 25 Aug 2010
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