Samjiyŏn Airport
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Samjiyŏn Air Base is a military airport
near Samjiyŏn
, Ryanggang-do, North Korea
.
The Airport is located near to Mount Paekdu. Tour groups fly to the airport for scheduled journeys to this significant landmark and to see the birthplace of Kim Jong-Il
. All tours to the area will include a trip here.
There is a high presence of military equipment at this airport, there are large numbers of older Soviet jets such as Mig-15's lined up in sidings next to the runway and many utility vehicles/jeeps.
Whether or not these are operational is unknown, but highly unlikely given their apparent condition.
The only flights to this airport are from Sunan Airport and served by the country's only airline Air Koryo
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
near Samjiyŏn
Samjiyon
Samjiyŏn, or Samjiyŏn-kun, is a district in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It has its own airport. It takes its name from three lakes in the county, which are known as the Samjiyŏn...
, Ryanggang-do, North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
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The Airport is located near to Mount Paekdu. Tour groups fly to the airport for scheduled journeys to this significant landmark and to see the birthplace of Kim Jong-Il
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 , is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
. All tours to the area will include a trip here.
There is a high presence of military equipment at this airport, there are large numbers of older Soviet jets such as Mig-15's lined up in sidings next to the runway and many utility vehicles/jeeps.
Whether or not these are operational is unknown, but highly unlikely given their apparent condition.
The only flights to this airport are from Sunan Airport and served by the country's only airline Air Koryo
Air Koryo
Air Koryo ) is the state-owned national flag carrier airline of North Korea, headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang. Based at Sunan International Airport , it operates international scheduled and charter services to points in Asia and Europe....
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