Kwail Airport Explained

Kwail Airport
Type:Military
City-Served:Kwail, North Korea
Elevation-F:39
Elevation-M:12
Coordinates:38.4255°N 125.0192°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea # Asia # North Pacific # Earth
Pushpin Mark:Roundel of North Korea.svg
Pushpin Marksize:15
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Kwail
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:8,150
R1-Length-M:2,484
R1-Surface:Concrete

Kwail Airport(과일비행장) is an airport in Kwail, Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 15/33 measuring 8150 x 148 feet (2484 x 45 m).[1] It has a full-length parallel taxiway with aprons on each end, as well as a taxiway extending 1.7 km to the south to dispersed or underground aircraft shelters. It is home to a fighter regiment of 44 MiG-21 jets.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183584778&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=kwail+airport&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-base.htm GlobalSecurity.org