Uiju Airfield | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Uiju Airfield | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 의주비행장 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Uiju bihaengjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŭiju pihaengjang |
Uiju Airfield (IATA: UJU, ICAO: ZKUJ) is an airport in Uiju County, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.
The airfield has a single concrete runway 05/23 measuring 8180 x 174 feet (2493 x 53 m). 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.