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.
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