Sokcho Airport

Sokcho Airport
속초공항
IATA: SHO – ICAO: RKND
Summary
Airport type Closed
Serves Sokcho
Location Sokcho, South Korea
Elevation AMSL 92 ft / 28 m
Coordinates 38°08′33″N 128°35′54″E / 38.14250°N 128.59833°E / 38.14250; 128.59833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,560 5,118 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Sokcho Airport (IATA: SHO, ICAO: RKND) was an airport in Sokcho, a city in the Gangwon province of South Korea.[1][2]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for RKND at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. 1 2 Airport information for SHO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

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