Sondok Airport Explained

Sondok Airport
Iata:DSO
Icao:ZKSD
Type:Military/Public
City-Served:Hamhung, North Korea
Location:Chongpyong, North Korea
Elevation-F:7
Elevation-M:2
Coordinates:39.7473°N 127.4746°W
Pushpin Map:North Korea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in North Korea
Pushpin Label:DSO
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-F:8,210
R1-Length-M:2,502
R1-Surface:Concrete
Hangul:선덕비행장
Rr:Seondeok bihaengjang
Mr:Sŏndŏk pihaengjang
Context:north

Sondok Airport is an airport in Sŏndŏng-ni, Chŏngp'yŏng-gun, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.

History

During the Korean War, it was designated as K-26 by the USAF and was the target of one of Task Force 77's largest strikes during July 1953. In this airport YS-11 of Korean Air (leased plane from Japanese aircraft manufacturer) landed by hijacking in 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking). In 2002, Air Koryo operated services between Sondok Airport and Yangyang Airport in South Korea.[1] [2]

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 02/20 measuring 8210 x 164 feet (2502 x 50 m).[3] It has a full-length parallel taxiway and a large apron on the north side. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets, and 40 Antonov An-2s.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: N. Korean plane to test-fly direct air route with South. 20 July 2002. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire.
  2. News: Test Flight Advances Plan for Regular Inter-Korean Air Link. Kirk. Don. 2002-07-21. The New York Times. 2019-10-28. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183589768&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=sondok&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page
  4. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/sondok-ab.htm GlobalSecurity.org