Sokcho Airport
Military airport in Gangwon, South Korea
38°08′33″N 128°35′54″E / 38.14250°N 128.59833°E / 38.14250; 128.59833Direction | Length | Surface | |
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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.[citation needed]
During the Korean War the USAF designated the base as K-50.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Unloading_mail%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-Ri%2C_December_1951.jpg/220px-Unloading_mail%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-Ri%2C_December_1951.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Grumman_Avenger_converted_to_repair_plane_K-50%2C_Sokcho%2C_24_December_1951.jpg/220px-Grumman_Avenger_converted_to_repair_plane_K-50%2C_Sokcho%2C_24_December_1951.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/VMA-12_Skyraider%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-ri%2C_24_December_1951.jpg/220px-VMA-12_Skyraider%2C_K-50%2C_Sokcho-ri%2C_24_December_1951.jpg)
References
- ^ a b "Airport information for RKND". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ a b Airport information for SHO at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
External links
- Accident history for SHO at Aviation Safety Network
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