Uiju Airfield
Uiju Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Uiju, North Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 32 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°09′06.20″N 124°29′54.80″E / 40.1517222°N 124.4985556°E | ||||||||||
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| Uiju Airfield | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 의주비행장 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Uiju bihaengjang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭiju pihaengjang |
Uiju Airfield (IATA: UJU, ICAO: ZKUJ) is an airport in Uiju County, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.
Facilities[]
The airfield has a single concrete runway 05/23 measuring 8180 x 174 feet (2493 x 53 m).[2] It is sited in the Yalu River plain, a few miles northeast of the Chinese city of Dandong. It is also a few miles northeast of Sinuiju Airport. It has a full-length parallel taxiway, and several taxiways that access dispersed aircraft stands.
Tenants[]
The airfield is home to the Korean People's Army Air Force's 24th Bomber Regiment, which has at least 32 Harbin B-5 (Ilyushin Il-28) bombers on site as of 2010.
References[]
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 06 Aug 2010
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