| Jungwon Air Base | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: RKTI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Owner | ROKAF | ||
| Operator | ROKAF | ||
| Location | Chungju, South Korea | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 281 ft / 86 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°01′48″N 127°53′07″E / 37.03°N 127.88528°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18R/34L | 2,884 | 9,330 | concrete |
| 34R/16L | 2,750 | 9,021 | concrete |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Jungwon Air Base (ICAO: RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea.
Units stationed[]
USAF airmen practice runway repair at Jungwon in 2009
The base is home to the ROKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:
- 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
- 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
- 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
- 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
Incidents and accidents[]
- 30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully
- 27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully[2]
References[]
- ↑ Airport information for RKTI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ "Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Korea_South.htm. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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