Sokcho Airport
Sokcho Air Base 속초공항 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | ROKAF | ||||||||||
Operator | ROKAF | ||||||||||
Location | Sokcho, South Korea | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°08′33″N 128°35′54″E / 38.14250°N 128.59833°E | ||||||||||
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Sokcho Air Base (IATA: SHO, ICAO: RKND) is an air base in Sokcho, a city in the Gangwon province of South Korea.[1][2]
The airport had a single 1,560 meter runway (05/23). It used to serve people who went to Seoraksan for hiking. The airport was closed prior to the opening of Yangyang International Airport.[citation needed]
During the Korean War the USAF designated the base as K-50.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Unloading_mail%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-Ri%2C_December_1951.jpg/220px-Unloading_mail%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-Ri%2C_December_1951.jpg)
Unloading mail at K-50, Sokcho-Ri, December 1951
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Grumman_Avenger_converted_to_repair_plane_K-50%2C_Sokcho%2C_24_December_1951.jpg/220px-Grumman_Avenger_converted_to_repair_plane_K-50%2C_Sokcho%2C_24_December_1951.jpg)
Grumman Avenger converted to repair plane K-50, Sokcho, 24 December 1951
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Airport information for RKND at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Airport information for SHO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
External links[]
Categories:
- Airports in South Korea
- Sokcho
- Buildings and structures in Gangwon Province, South Korea
- Korean War air bases
- Korean War stubs