Changjin Air Force Base

Changjin-up
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Summary
Airport type	Military
Serves	Changjin, North Korea
Elevation AMSL	3,457 ft (1,054 m)
Coordinates	40°21′51.60″N 127°15′50.80″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 9,170 2,795 Concrete

Changjin Air Force Base
Hangul	장진비행장
Hanja	長津飛行場
RR	Jangjin bihaengjang
MR	Changjin pihaengjang

Changjin-up Air Force Base (Korean: 장진비행장) is a military airport in Changjin, South Hamgyong, North Korea.

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway, 16/34, which measures 9170 x 203 feet (2795 x 62 m). It has a full-length offset taxiway at approximately 5.8 degrees off the runway heading, leading to dispersal and underground facilities. Where a squadron of IL-28 Russian jet bombers are based. The airfield is built over or near an emergency airfield constructed by the U.S. military during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

References

• Landings database page Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine