Sokcho Airport

Sokcho Air Base
속초공항
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorRepublic of Korea Air Force
LocationSokcho, Gangwon, South Korea
Passenger services ceased2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)
Elevation AMSL28 m / 92 ft
Coordinates38°08′33″N 128°35′54″E / 38.14250°N 128.59833°E / 38.14250; 128.59833
Interactive map of Sokcho Air Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,560 5,118 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Sokcho Air Base (IATA: SHO, ICAO: RKND) is an air base in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, 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.

The IATA code for Sokcho Air Base has been relegated to King Mswati III International Airport in Eswatini.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Airport information for RKND". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ a b c "Airport information for SHO". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  • Accident history for SHO at Aviation Safety Network