Kaechon Air Base Korean People's Army Air Force / 1st Air Combat Command (Kaech'ŏn)

Korea (North) / Pyongannamdo / Kaechon / Kaech'ŏn
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Large military airbase.
Over 30 MiG-23 fighters (a regiment?) are visible, all of them in ready-to-take-off position. Note many hardened structures and shelters.
1st Air Combat Command. The First Air Combat Command, in the northwest, probably headquartered at Kaech'n, is responsible for the west coast to the border with China, including P'yongyang. The airfield has a parallel taxiway with earth aircraft revetments, and other taxiways leading southwest to tunnels in a nearby hill.
Runway: 05/23.
Dimensions; 8,180' (2,493m} X 190' (58m).
Surface: Concrete.

www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183289641&ref=-&am...
www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kaechon-ab.h...
www.world-airport-codes.com/north-korea/kaechon-69238.h...
www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Kaechon.htm
tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=39.7517_N_...
www.scramble.nl/orbats/north-korea [in sidebar, select: “Kaechon AB”]
fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/facility/air_base.htm [scroll thru site]
wikivisually.com/wiki/Kaechon_Airport
map.openseamap.org/?layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFTTT [in search box, type: “Kaechon Airport”]
www.fallingrain.com/apts/32440.html
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0018/
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0018/pilot-info.html#genera...
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0018/pilot-info.html#runway...
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0018/pilot-info.html#navaid... [NAVAIDs]
www.openaip.net/node/157277
www.openaip.net/node/157277/node_last_approved
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaechon_Airport
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Coordinates:   39°45'13"N   125°54'7"E
This article was last modified 3 years ago