Riwon Airport Explained

Riwon Airport
Type:Military
City-Served:Riwŏn, North Korea
Elevation-F:85
Elevation-M:26
Coordinates:40.36°N 128.719°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea # Asia # North Pacific # Earth
Pushpin Mark:Roundel of North Korea.svg
Pushpin Marksize:15
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Riwon
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:8,150
R1-Length-M:2,484
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Hangul:리원비행장
Rr:Iwon bihaengjang
Mr:Riwŏn pihaengjang
Context:north

Riwon Airport is an airport in Riwŏn-gun, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single asphalt runway 11/29 measuring 8150 x 128 feet (2484 x 39 m).[1] It has a full-length parallel taxiway with aprons at each end, as well as taxiways leading nearly 1.5 km north to dispersed or underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of 38 MiG-21 jets.[2]

The majority of aircraft located here tend to be a mass of J-5

Notes and References

  1. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183583309&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=north+korea&6=iwon&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-base.htm GlobalSecurity.org