Airport type Closed Location Sokcho, South Korea 05/23 1,560 Code SHO | Serves Sokcho Elevation AMSL 92 ft / 28 m 1,560 5,118 Elevation 99 m | |
Address Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, South Korea Province Gangwon Province, South Korea Similar Yangyang Internatio Airport, Kensington Stars Hotel, Gangneu Airbase | ||
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Sokcho Airport (IATA: SHO, ICAO: RKND) was an airport in Sokcho, a city in the Gangwon province of South Korea.
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.
During the Korean War the USAF designated the base as K-50.
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