Riwon Airport
Airport in North Korea
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Riwon Airport is an airport in Riwŏn-gun, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.
AirporttypeMilitary
ServesRiwŏn, North Korea
ElevationAMSL85 ft (26 m)
Coordinates40°21′35.90″N 128°43′08.50″E
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Riwŏn, North Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft (26 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°21′35.90″N 128°43′08.50″E | ||||||||||
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Facilities
The airfield has a single asphalt runway 11/29 measuring 8150 x 128 feet (2484 x 39 m).[1] It has a full-length parallel taxiway with aprons at each end, as well as taxiways leading nearly 1.5 km north to dispersed or underground aircraft storage. It is home to a fighter regiment of 38 MiG-21 jets.[2]
The majority of aircraft located here tend to be a mass of J-5
