Panghyon Airport
Panghyon Airport (also written Banghyon airfield) is an airport near Panghyŏn-dong in Kusong, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.
Facilities
The airfield has a single concrete runway 13/31, measuring 8500 x 180 feet (3277 x 55 m). 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; 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. 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.
References
- ^ 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,
- ^ 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.