Kyongsong Chuul Airport

Kyongsong Chuul Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesKyongsong, North Korea
Elevation AMSL3 ft / 1 m
Coordinates41°33′37.60″N 129°37′50.10″E / 41.5604444°N 129.6305833°E / 41.5604444; 129.6305833
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Kyongsong Chuul is located in North Korea
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul is located in Asia
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul is located in North Pacific
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul is located in Earth
Kyongsong Chuul
Kyongsong Chuul
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Kyongsong Chuul Airport
Chosŏn'gŭl
경성주을비행장
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGyeongseong Jueul bihaengjang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsŏng Chuŭl pihaengjang

Kyongsong Chuul Airport is a military airport in Kyongsong-gun, Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea. It is subordinate to the 8th Air Transport Division and is home to an officer training school.[1]

Google Earth imagery from 2018 shows the airport is undergoing complete reconstruction.[1]

Facilities

The airfield has a single asphalt runway 13/31 measuring 3500 x 200 feet (1067 x 61 m).[2][3]

It is sited on the east coast of North Korea, a few miles north of the Orang Airport and south of the city of Chongjin.

References

  1. ^ a b Jacob Bogle (17 January 2019). "Kim's Army Marches On". AccessDPRK. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ Landings database page Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine "Landings.Com", accessed 12 Aug 2010,
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Kyongsong-Chuul", accessed 12 Aug 2010,


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