Kyongsong Chuul Airport

Kyongsong Chuul Airport is a military airport in Kyongsong-gun, Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea. It is subordinate to the 8th Air Transport Division and is home to an officer training school.[1]

Kyongsong Chuul Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesKyongsong, North Korea
Elevation AMSL3 ft / 1 m
Coordinates41°33′37.60″N 129°37′50.10″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Kyongsong Chuul Airport
Chosŏn'gŭl
경성주을비행장
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGyeongseong Jueul bihaengjang
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsŏng Chuŭl pihaengjang

Google Earth imagery from 2018 shows the airport is undergoing complete reconstruction.[1]

Facilities

The airfield has a single asphalt runway 13/31 measuring 3500 x 200 feet (1067 x 61 m).[2][3]

It is sited on the east coast of North Korea, a few miles north of the Orang Airport and south of the city of Chongjin.

References

  1. Jacob Bogle (17 January 2019). "Kim's Army Marches On". AccessDPRK. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 12 Aug 2010,
  3. GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Kyongsong-Chuul", accessed 12 Aug 2010,


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