Sondok Airport (IATA: DSO, ICAO: ZKSD) is an airport in Sŏndŏng-ni, Chŏngp'yŏng-gun, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.

Sondok Airport
IATA: DSO ICAO: ZKSD
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Serves	Hamhung, North Korea
Location	Chongpyong, North Korea
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	39°44′50.40″N 127°28′28.60″E
Map
DSO Location in North Korea
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 8,210 2,502 Concrete

History

During the Korean War, it was designated as K-26 by the USAF and was the target of one of Task Force 77's largest strikes during July 1953.[1] In this airport YS-11 of Korean Air (leased plane from Japanese aircraft manufacturer) landed by hijacking in 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking). In 2002, Air Koryo operated services between Sondok Airport and Yangyang Airport in South Korea.[2][3]

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 02/20 measuring 8210 x 164 feet (2502 x 50 m).[4] It has a full-length parallel taxiway and a large apron on the north side. It is home to a bomber regiment of 24 Ilyushin Il-28 jets, and 40 Antonov An-2s.[1]

Airlines and destinations

References

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[fr] Aéroport de Sŏndŏk