Kwaksan Airport

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Kwaksan Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesKwaksan, North Korea
Elevation AMSL62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates39°43′54.90″N 125°06′38.60″E / 39.7319167°N 125.1107222°E / 39.7319167; 125.1107222
Map
Kwaksan is located in North Korea
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Kwaksan is located in Asia
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Kwaksan is located in North Pacific
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Kwaksan is located in Earth
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 2,340 713 Asphalt

Kwaksan Airport(곽산비행장) is an airport in Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

Facilities[edit]

The airfield has a single asphalt runway 04/22 measuring 2340 x 92 feet (713 x 28 m).[1] It has a partial parallel taxiway, and a fair amount of infrastructure leading to dispersed parking as far as 2 km southeast of the runway. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Landings database page Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine "Landings.Com", accessed 24 Aug 2010
  2. ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Kwaksan", accessed 24 Aug 2010