Hwangju Air Base KPA Air and Anti-Air Force Unit 458

Korea (North) / Hwanghaebukto / Hwangju /
 military airbase, runway
 Upload a photo
Hwangju Military Air Base.
3rd Air Combat Command. 56th Air Regiment (3 ACC)
#West_Coast_and_Pyongyang
44 MiG-19 U/l fighter
The Third Air Combat Command, headquartered at Hwangju in the south, is responsible for the border with South Korea and the southernmost areas along the east and west coasts.
The airfield is sited in a valley and has several supporting taixways and three aprons which adjoin the runway. It is home to a fighter regiment of 44 MiG-19 jets.
Runway: 12/30.
Dimensions: 8,180' (2,493m) X 154' (47m).
Surface: Concrete.

www6.landings.com/cgi-bin/nph-search_apt?pass=193800885...
www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/air-base.htm
www.world-airport-codes.com/north-korea/hwangju-69240.h...
www.weathergraphics.com/tim/russia/Hwangju.htm
tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=38.6517_N_...
www.scramble.nl/orbats/north-korea [in sidebar, select: “Hwangju AB”]
fas.org/nuke/guide/dprk/facility/air_base.htm [scroll thru site]
wikivisually.com/wiki/Hwangju_Airport
map.openseamap.org/?layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0FFFFFTTT [in search box, type: “Hwangju Airport”]
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0020/
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0020/pilot-info.html#genera...
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0020/pilot-info.html#runway...
ourairports.com/airports/KP-0020/pilot-info.html#navaid... [NAVAIDs]
www.openaip.net/node/157270
www.openaip.net/node/157270/node_last_approved
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_Air_Force; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwangju_Airport; https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/HWANGJU_AIRFIELD_NK.jpg
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°38'51"N   125°47'9"E
This article was last modified 7 years ago