Panghyon Airport

Panghyon Airport (also written Banghyon airfield)^[1] is an airport near Panghyŏn-dong in Kusong, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.^[1]

Panghyon Airport
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Summary
Airport type	Military
Serves	Kusong, North Korea
Elevation AMSL	293 ft / 89 m
Coordinates	39°55′38.90″N 125°12′28.40″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 8,500 2,591 Concrete

Panghyon Airport
Chosŏn'gŭl	방현비행장
Hancha	方峴飛行場
Revised Romanization	Banghyeon bihaengjang
McCune–Reischauer	Panghyŏn pihaengjang

Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 13/31, measuring 8500 x 180 feet (3277 x 55 m).^[2] 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;^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1]