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Haeju Airport 해주비행장 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Korean People's Army and Air Koryo | ||||||||||
| Location | Haeju, South Hwanghae, North Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 40 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′23.60″N125°46′43.80″E / 38.0065556°N 125.7788333°E | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 해주비행장 |
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| Hanja | 海州飛行場 |
| RR | Haeju bihaengjang |
| MR | Haeju pihaengjang |
Haeju Airport is an airport located in Haeju,South Hwanghae,North Korea. Haeju Airport is controlled by the Korean People's Army. The airport mainly operates military flights but also has a limited number of civilian flights. This airport is notorious to South Korean intelligence authorities,because former North Korean Intelligence agents frequently use it as a transfer point [ citation needed ]. The single runway 12/30 is 6562x289 ft (2000x88 m).
In the period from June 1946 to November 1948 it was used as a base for parts of the 250th Fighter Division. [1] During the Korean War,the US Army designated as K-19. During the Korean War the USAF designated the airfield as K-19.