Kyongsong Chuul Airport Explained

Kyongsong Chuul Airport
Iata:N/A
Icao:N/A
Faa:N/A
Type:Military
City-Served:Kyongsong, North Korea
Elevation-F:3
Elevation-M:1
Coordinates:41.5604°N 129.6306°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea # Asia # North Pacific # Earth
Pushpin Mark:Roundel of North Korea.svg
Pushpin Marksize:15
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Kyongsong Chuul
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3,500
R1-Length-M:1,067
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Hangul:경성주을비행장
Rr:Gyeongseong Jueul bihaengjang
Mr:Kyŏngsŏng Chuŭl pihaengjang
Context:north

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim's Army Marches On. Jacob Bogle. AccessDPRK. 17 January 2019. 18 January 2019.
  2. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183292639&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=kyongsong&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  3. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kyongsong-chuul-ab.htm GlobalSecurity.org