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Location Lat 40° 9' 2N Long 124° 30' 4E Uiju Airfield 의주비행장 is located southwest of Uiju 의주읍 in the Yalu River plain, North P'yŏngan Province (Pyongan-bukto), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). , a few miles northeast of Dandong, China and Sinuiju. Pronounced "Uoo Ju". The Yalu River is located roughly a half mile to the northwest, parallel to the runway. Still in use today as Uiju Airfield as military airfield used by the e Korean People's Army Air Force. Construction Single concrete runway oriented 03/21 measuring 2,200m / 8,180' x 174' with a parallel taxiway and dispersal stands. In early October 1951, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and young son, Kim Jong Il visited Uiji Airfield and inspected a MiG-15 jets parked in a revetment. By November 1951, Uiju Airfield had 20 sandbag revetments designed for two MiG-15 jet fighters or trucks and munitions. At the southeast were wooden buildings, made from the wooden packing crates aircraft were transported disassembled. Anti-aircraft guns were emplaced in pairs at both ends of the runway protected by sandbags, with more camouflaged gun emplacements in the vicinity. Korean War Due to U.N. bombing, by late 1951, Uiju Airfield was the only operational airfield in North Korea, the others were bombed out or abandoned. Used by North Korea during the Korean War as an important base, including MiG-15 jet fighters. Korean Units based at Uiju 1st Air Division, 2nd Air Regiment (MiG-15) Anshan November 7, 1951 Today Still in use today as Uiju Airfield as military airfield used by the e Korean People's Army Air Force. The single runway is oriented 05/23 measures 8,180' x 174' / 2493m x 53m surfaced with concrete. Airport code: IATA: UJU ICAO: ZKUJ. During 2010, roughly 32 x Harbin B-5 / Ilyushin Il-28 bombers were parked at Uiju. During 2021, converted into a cargo decontamination facility for shipping containers imported by rail from China. Today, some of the Korean War era revetments remain on the southeastern side of the runway. References A MiG-15 to Freedom: Memoir of the Wartime North Korean Defector page 96-98 Contribute
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