Jungwon Air Base
Airbase in South Korea
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Jungwon Air Base
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
18R/34L | 2,884 | 9,330 | concrete |
34R/16L | 2,750 | 9,021 | concrete |
Source: DAFIF[2]
Jungwon Air Base (IATA: JWO, ICAO: RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Units stationed
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The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:
- 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
- 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
- 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
Accidents and incidents
- 30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully.
- 27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully.[3]
References
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Airport information for RKTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ "Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
External links
Media related to Jungwon Air Base at Wikimedia Commons
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Airports in South Korea
- Seoul–Gimpo
- Seoul–Incheon
- Jeju
- Busan–Gimhae
- Cheongju
- Daegu
- Muan
- Yangyang
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