Uljin Airport
Uljin Airfield (IATA: UJN, ICAO: RKTL) (Korean: 울진비행장) is a partially finished airport near Uljin County, South Korea.
History
Construction was suspended in 2005 after the airport was 85% complete. The Board of Audit and Inspection halted construction after it was determined no airline wanted to use the airport. The airport subsequently gained international media attention. As of 2009, there were plans to maybe use the airport for pilot training.
Facilities
The airport features single runway (17/35) which is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long and 45 metres (150 ft) wide. The runways are equipped with ILS. arp elevation is 175ft.
References
- ^ "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "New airport, no flights for Uljin". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 July 2007.
- ^ "AFP: Seriously strange: Zany stories of 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ "Pork-barrel airports". Korea JoongAng Daily. 31 March 2009.
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| Minor international | |
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| Military | |
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| Defunct | |
