Sokcho Airport

Sokcho Air Base (IATA: SHO, ICAO: RKND) is an air base in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.^[1][2]

Sokcho Air Base 속초공항
IATA: SHO ICAO: RKND
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Republic of Korea Air Force
Location	Sokcho, Gangwon, South Korea
Passenger services ceased	2 April 2002 (2002-04-02)
Elevation AMSL	28 m / 92 ft
Coordinates	38°08′33″N 128°35′54″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 1,560 5,118 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

The airport had a single 1,560 meter runway (05/23). It used to serve people who went to Seoraksan for hiking. The airport was closed prior to the opening of Yangyang International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

During the Korean War the USAF designated the base as K-50.

The IATA code for Sokcho Air Base has been relegated to King Mswati III International Airport in Eswatini.^[2]

Unloading mail at K-50, Sokcho-Ri, December 1951

Grumman Avenger converted to repair plane K-50, Sokcho, 24 December 1951

VMA-121 Skyraider, K-50, Sokcho-ri, 24 December 1951