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.
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]
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]