Hwangsuwon Airport
Hwangsuwon Airport is an airport near Hwangsuwol-li in Kimhyonggwon-gun, Ryanggang-do, North Korea.
Hwangsuwon Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kimhyonggwon, North Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,832 ft / 1,168 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′54.40″N 128°09′00.00″E | ||||||||||
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| Hwangsuwon Airport | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 황수원비행장 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Hwangsuwon bihaengjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hwangsuwŏn pihaengjang |
Facilities
The airfield has a single concrete runway 14/32 measuring 9500 x 150 feet (2896 x 46 m).[1] It is sited in a valley and has a full length parallel taxiway with two aprons at the ends. It is also unique in that a taxiway leads nearly 2.8 kilometers to the south-southwest, accessing dispersed aprons. It is home to a fighter regiment of 44 MiG-21 jets.[2]
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References
- Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 24 Aug 2010
- GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - North Korea", accessed 24 Aug 2010
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