Koksan Airport

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Koksan Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Serves Koksan, North Korea
Elevation  AMSL 3,832 ft / 1,168 m
Coordinates 38°41′22.80″N126°36′15.30″E / 38.6896667°N 126.6042500°E / 38.6896667; 126.6042500
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
07/258,1902,496Concrete
Koksan Airport
Chosŏn'gŭl
곡산비행장
Hancha
Revised Romanization Goksan bihaengjang
McCune–Reischauer Koksan pihaengjang

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

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 07/25 measuring 8190 x 141 feet (2496 x 43 m). [1] It has a full length parallel taxiway with two aprons at the ends, as well as a taxiway leading southwest to dispersed aircraft stands. It is in close proximity to several other airfields including Koksan South Highway Strip 1 & 2, Pyonsul Li, and Wongyo Ri. It is home to a fighter regiment of 24 MiG-21 jets. [2]

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References

  1. Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 25 Aug 2010
  2. GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Koksan", accessed 25 Aug 2010