Seoul Air Base
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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) It is located in Seongnam city, right below Seoul. Runway 19 and 20 is equipped with 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 South Korea and other VIPs and heads of state.
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).
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