Kang Da Ri Airport is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
in
Wonsan
Wŏnsan (), previously known as Wŏnsanjin (), Port Lazarev, and Genzan (), is a port city and naval base located in Kangwŏn Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial capital. ...
,
Kangwon-do,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
. It is immediately adjacent to the nearby
Kang Da Ri Highway Strip.
Facilities
The airfield has a single asphalt runway 04/22 measuring 1560 x 46 feet (475 x 14 m).
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"Landings.Com", accessed 13 Aug 2010 It is sited across a river from the Kang Da Ri Highway strip, and recent satellite photos appear to show a bridge connecting the two under construction.
"Air Bases - Kang Da Ri", accessed 13 Aug 2010 The reported runway appears to be on substantial fill and possibly extends through a nearby hill and emerges on the other side. The field is a few miles southwest of
Wonsan Airport.
References
Airports in North Korea
Kangwon Province (North Korea)
Wonsan
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