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Haeju Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

12/30
  
1,890

6,200
  
Grass

Elevation AMSL
  
131 ft / 40 m

1,890
  
6,200

Elevation
  
40 m

Haeju Airport

Location
  
Haeju, South Hwanghae, North Korea

Operators
  

Haeju Airport is an airport located in Haeju, South Hwanghae, North Korea. Haeju Airport is controlled by the Korean People's Army. The airport mainly operates military flights but also has a limited number of civilian flights. This airport is notorious to South Korean intelligence authorities, because former North Korean Intelligence agents frequently use it as a transfer point. The single runway 12/30 is 6200x289 ft (1890x88 m).

History

In the period from June 1946 to November 1948 it was used as a base for parts of the 250th Fighter Division. During the Korean War, the US Army designated as K-19. During the Korean War the USAF designated the airfield as K-19.

References

Haeju Airport Wikipedia


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