Hwangju Airport Explained

Hwangju Airport
Type:Military
City-Served:Hwangju, North Korea
Elevation-F:26
Elevation-M:8
Coordinates:38.6535°N 125.7889°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea # Asia # North Pacific # Earth
Pushpin Mark:Roundel of North Korea.svg
Pushpin Marksize:15
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Hwangju
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:8,180
R1-Length-M:2,493
R1-Surface:Concrete

Hwangju Airport(황주비행장) is an airport near Hwangju, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 12/30 measuring 8180 x 154 feet (2493 x 47 m).[1] It is sited in a valley and has several supporting taxiways and three aprons which adjoin the runway. It is home to a fighter regiment of 44 MiG-19 jets.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183525187&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=hwangju&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-base.htm GlobalSecurity.org