Gangneung Air Base (IATA: KAG, ICAO: RKNN) is an airbase holding the 18th fighter wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force. It is located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The airfield has one runway (08/26), and is ILS equipped on runway 23. In the past, this airfield also used to handle civilian air traffic. The passenger handling functions of this airfield were closed prior to the opening of Yangyang International Airport.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Republic of Korea Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | 2 April 2002 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 m / 35 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′12″N 128°56′37″E / 37.75333°N 128.94361°E | ||||||||||
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History
editDuring the Korean War, the USAF designated the base as K-18.
In 1969, Korean Air Lines YS-11 flying from Gangneung Airbase to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul was hijacked by a North Korean agent and forced to land in the North; seven of the passengers and all four crew members among them did not return to South Korea.[3]
On 5 October 2022, due to the failed ballistic missile test, a major explosion occurred at the air base.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Airport information for RKNN". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ Airport information for KAG at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "41년 만에 유엔서 재조명되는 북한의 국제범죄", Dongrip Shinmun, 2010-06-18, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2010-07-07
- ^ "Giant explosion at South Korean airbase". 9news.com.au. 5 October 2022.
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