Uiju Airfield

Uiju Airfield
IATA: N/A – ICAO: ZKUJ – FAA LID: N/A
Summary
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 8,180 2,493 Concrete
Uiju Airfield
Chosŏn'gŭl 의주비행장
Hancha 義州飛行場
Revised Romanization Uiju bihaengjang
McCune–Reischauer Ŭiju pihaengjang

Uiju Airfield (ICAO: ZKUJ) is an airport near Uiju, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 03/21 measuring 8180 x 174 feet (2493 x 53 m).[1] 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.At least 32 Ilyushin Il-28 bombers are based at the airbase as of 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 06 Aug 2010,