Seoul Air Base
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Seoul Air Base 서울공항 |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | ROKAF | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | ROKAF | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF
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Seoul Air Base (IATA: SSN, ICAO: RKSM) (sometimes K-16 Air Base, Seoul Airport or Seongnam Air Base) is located in Seongnam city near Seoul in South Korea. Runway 19 and 20 are equipped with an ILS.
The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
USAF units based here included:
The base is home to the ROKAF 15th Composite Wing.
The US Army's 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
The Seoul Air Show is held annually in this airfield.
The base is used as a VIP airfield by the President of Republic of Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
On the survey of press <시사in>, 86% of military pilots and air traffic controllers opposed the construction of 2nd Lotte world because of safety problems. They insisted it could cause impact accident.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force website http://www.af.mil.
Coordinates: 37°26′45″N 127°06′50″E / 37.44583°N 127.11389°E
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