Sonchon Airport Explained

Sonchon Airport
Iata:N/A
Icao:N/A
Faa:N/A
Type:Military
City-Served:Sonchon, North Korea
Elevation-F:198
Elevation-M:60
Coordinates:39.9187°N 124.8408°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:1,600
R1-Length-M:488
R1-Surface:Concrete

Sonchon Airport(선천비행장) is an airport near Sonchon, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 1600 x 102 feet (488 x 31 m).[1] [2] It is a base for military helicopters of the 2nd Air Combat Division's air regiment.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183310665&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=sonchon&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/sonchon-ab.htm GlobalSecurity.org