Seoul Air Base
| Seoul Air Base 서울공항 | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: SSN – ICAO: RKSM | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | ROKAF | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | ROKAF | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||||||
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Seoul Air Base (IATA: SSN, ICAO: RKSM) (sometimes K-16 Air Base, Seoul Airport or Seongnam Air Base) is located in Seongnam city near Seoul in South Korea. Runway 19 and 20 are equipped with an ILS.
History
Korean War
The USAF designated the base at K-16 during the Korean War.
USAF units based here included:
- 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group operating F-51s from 8 April 1951.[3]
- Detachment F, 3rd Air Rescue Squadron operating Sikorsky H-5s from 19 October 1950
- 2157th Air Rescue Squadron operating Sikorsky H-19s
Postwar
The base is home to the ROKAF 15th Composite Wing.
The US Army's 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division operating Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks is based there.
The Seoul Air Show is held annually in this airfield.
The base is used as a VIP airfield by the President of Republic of Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
Construction of 2nd Lotte World
On the survey of press <시사in>, 86% of military pilots and air traffic controllers opposed the construction of 2nd Lotte world because of safety problems. They insisted it could cause impact accident.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Airport information for RKSM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for SSN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Futrell, Frank (1983). The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950-1953. Air Force History & Museums Program. p. 361. ISBN 9780912799711.
- ↑ Jung, Hee sang (2009-02-16). "86% of military pilots and air traffic controllers opposed construction of 2nd lotte world".
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force website http://www.af.mil.
Coordinates: 37°26′45″N 127°06′50″E / 37.44583°N 127.11389°E