Jungwon Air Base

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Jungwon Air Base
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F-16C takes off from Jungwon Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/Operator Republic of Korea Air Force
Location Chungju, South Korea
Elevation  AMSL 281 ft / 86 m
Coordinates 37°01′48″N127°53′07″E / 37.03000°N 127.88528°E / 37.03000; 127.88528
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18R/34L2,8849,330concrete
34R/16L2,7509,021concrete
Source: DAFIF [2]

Jungwon Air Base( IATA : JWO, ICAO : RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

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Units stationed

USAF airmen practice runway repair at Jungwon in 2009 Defense.gov photo essay 090819-F-9617W-154.jpg
USAF airmen practice runway repair at Jungwon in 2009

The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA . Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. "Airport information for RKTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. "Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 25 June 2013.