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Manpo Airport

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Manpo Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesManpo, North Korea
Elevation AMSL837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates41°08′24.70″N 126°21′26.40″E / 41.1401944°N 126.3573333°E / 41.1401944; 126.3573333
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 7,850 2,393 Grass

Manpo Airport(만포비행장) is an airport near Manpo, Chagang Province, North Korea.

Facilities

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The airfield has a single grass runway 03/21 measuring 7850 x 174 feet (2393 x 53 m).[1] The northern half of the runway is bordered by earth aircraft revetments. It is only a few miles from the border with China.[2] During the Korean War, the USAF designated this airfield as K-32 and Oesichon-dong.

References

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  1. ^ Landings database page Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine "Landings.Com", accessed 24 Aug 2010
  2. ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Manpo", accessed 24 Aug 2010