Uljin Airport Explained

Uljin Airfield (Korean: 울진비행장) is a partially finished airport near Uljin County, South Korea. Construction was suspended in 2005 after the airport was 85% complete.[1] The Board of Audit and Inspection halted construction after it was determined no airline wanted to use the airport.[2] The airport gained international notoriety when it was selected by Agence France-Presse as one of its "Zany stories of 2007". The AFP reported "A town in South Korea which spent some US$140 million to build its own airport was then forced to admit that no airlines actually wanted to fly there."[3] Uljin Airport may be used for a pilot training center.[4]

The airport features single runway (17/35) which is 1800m (5,900feet) long and 45m (148feet) wide. The runways are equipped with ILS. arp elevation is 175ft.

36.77°N 129.4653°W

References

  1. Web site: Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea . 2009-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090516052157/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200902/200902090003.html . 2009-05-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: New airport, no flights for Uljin. Korea JoongAng Daily.
  3. Web site: AFP: Seriously strange: Zany stories of 2007 . 2009-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071221155055/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jN88FPvGh48iqZO4IzclMxJpxZaw . 2007-12-21 .
  4. Web site: Pork-barrel airports. Korea JoongAng Daily.