Panghyon Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
ServesKusong, North Korea
Elevation AMSL293 ft / 89 m
Coordinates39°55′38.90″N 125°12′28.40″E / 39.9274722°N 125.2078889°E / 39.9274722; 125.2078889
Map
Panghyon is located in North Korea
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Panghyon is located in Asia
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Panghyon is located in North Pacific
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Panghyon is located in Earth
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 8,500 2,591 Concrete
Panghyon Airport
Chosŏn'gŭl
방현비행장
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBanghyeon bihaengjang
McCune–ReischauerPanghyŏn pihaengjang

Panghyon Airport (also written Banghyon airfield)[1] is an airport near Panghyŏn-dong in Kusong, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.[1]

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 13/31, measuring 8500 x 180 feet (3277 x 55 m).[2] It has a full-length parallel taxiway and other taxiways leading to hangars. Earth revetments are located along the parallel taxiway. Some aeronautical charts show a second north–south runway;[3] however it may just be a taxiway.

Missile Base

In December 2016, U.S. analysts reported that a missile base had been constructed approximately 13 miles from the airport, and was possibly the site for Hwasong-10 missiles tests in October.[4] It is also the site of North Korea's first successful test-launch of the Hwasong-14, the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile, on July 4, 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Choe, Sang-hun (July 4, 2017). "North Korea Claims Success in Long-Range Missile Test". The New York Times. USA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 13 Aug 2010,
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Panghyon", accessed 13 Aug 2010,
  4. ^ Shim, Elizabeth (December 29, 2016). "Report: North Korea retains missile base in mountainous region". UPI. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. The missile base is a new discovery and is located about 13 miles from Panghyon Airport, which South Korea's military has said may have been the test site of an intermediate-range Musudan missile in October.
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