Panghyon Airport
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Coordinates | 39°55′38.90″N 125°12′28.40″E / 39.9274722°N 125.2078889°E | ||||||||||
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 방현비행장 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Banghyeon bihaengjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Panghyŏn pihaengjang |
Panghyon Airport (also written Banghyon airfield)
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Landings database page "Landings.Com", accessed 13 Aug 2010,
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Air Bases - Panghyon", accessed 13 Aug 2010,
- UPI. Archived from the originalon 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.