- Source: Mirim Airport
Mirim Airport, also known as Pyongyang East Airfield or K-24 Air Base, is an airport in Mirim-dong, Sadong-guyok, Pyongyang-si, North Korea.
Facilities
The airfield has a single concrete runway 09/27 measuring 4310 x 69 feet (1314 x 21 m). It is sited along the Taedong River on the eastern edge of the capital city of Pyongyang. It has several taxiways, but the former airbase facilities are no longer used for air traffic. The site has since become a staging ground for large capital parades.
North of the former airport is a 200 metres (660 ft) runway with two helipads and a single structure.
A new facility consisting of a single runway was constructed in 2016 located at 39°0′35″N 125°50′50″E. Mirim Air Club operates ultralight aircraft from the airfield for tours around the city, which began in 2016.
Rehearsals for all military parades usually take place 3–6 weeks prior to the actual parade at the Mirim Parade Training Facility, located on the eastern side of the base.
History
= Korean War
=Following the capture of Pyongyang on 19 October 1950 the air base was put into service by the UN forces. The USAF designated the base K-24.
USAF units stationed at the base included:
18th Fighter-Bomber Wing operating F-51s from 22 November–5 December 1950
Detachment F, 3rd Air Rescue Squadron
6002nd Tactical Support Wing
UN units stationed at the base included:
2 Squadron SAAF operating F-51s
UN forces abandoned the base on 5 December 1950 as part of the evacuation of Pyongyang during the UN retreat from North Korea. On 10 December 1950 B-29s bombed the airfield with high-explosive bombs.: 263
= Post-war
=In May 1952, the 272nd Construction Unit of the North Korean Air Force under the direction of Soviet advisors were ordered to lengthen the runway.
See also
Pyongyang Air Base
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force
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