Hwangju Airport

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Hwangju Airport
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Serves Hwangju, North Korea
Elevation  AMSL 26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates 38°39′12.70″N125°47′20.00″E / 38.6535278°N 125.7888889°E / 38.6535278; 125.7888889
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/308,1802,493Concrete

Hwangju Airport is an airport near Hwangju, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 12/30 measuring 8180 x 154 feet (2493 x 47 m). [1] It is sited in a valley and has several supporting taxiways and three aprons which adjoin the runway. It is home to a fighter regiment of 44 MiG-19 jets. [2]

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References

  1. Landings database page [ permanent dead link ] "Landings.Com", accessed 23 Aug 2010
  2. GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - North Korea", accessed 23 Aug 2010