Samjiyon Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Samjiyŏn Airport
| image = File:Samjiyon Airport (14560530404).jpg
| IATA = YJS
| ICAO = ZKSE
| type = Military/Public
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served = Samjiyŏn, North Korea
| location =
| elevation-f = 4547
| elevation-m = 1386
| pushpin_map = North Korea
| pushpin_label = YJS
| pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg
| coordinates = {{coord|41|54|25.80|N|128|24|35.60|E|}}
| website =
| r1-number = 07/25
| r1-length-f = 10,827
| r1-length-m = 3,300
| r1-surface = Asphalt
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 삼지연공항
| hanja = 三池淵空港
| rr = Samjiyeon gonghang
| mr = Samjiyŏn konghang
| context = north
| img =
| caption =
}}
Samjiyŏn Airport {{airport codes|YJS|ZKSE}} is an airport in Samjiyon City, Ryanggang Province, North Korea.
Overview
The airport is located near Baekdu Mountain. Tour groups fly to the airport for scheduled journeys to this significant landmark and to see the birthplace of Kim Jong-il.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-27 |title=Samjiyon County - DPRK Guide |url=https://www.youngpioneertours.com/samjiyon-county/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Young Pioneer Tours |language=en}} All tours to the area will include a trip here. There is a high presence of military equipment at this airport, there are large numbers of older Soviet jets such as MiG-15's lined up in sidings next to the runway and many utility vehicles/jeeps. Whether or not these are operational is unknown, but highly unlikely given their apparent condition.
The airport was built in the 1980s to accommodate a ski center planned by a South Korean company. The venture failed, and Samjiyŏn airport now sits in a deserted location.{{cite book|last1=Bärtås|first1=Magnus|last2=Ekman|first2=Fredrik|title=Hirviöidenkin on kuoltava: Ryhmämatka Pohjois-Koreaan|year=2014|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|language=fi|isbn=978-951-31-7727-0|pages=62–63|trans-title=All Monsters Must Die: An Excursion to North Korea|translator-last=Eskelinen|translator-first=Heikki}} The only flights to this airport are from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport and served by the country's only airline: Air Koryo.
Facilities
The airfield has a single asphalt runway 07/25, measuring 10750 x 197 feet (3277 x 60 m).[http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183122747&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=Samjiyon&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 Landings database page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309154808/http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi?pass=183122747&ref=-&mtd=41&cgi=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnph-search_apt&var=13&buf=66&src=_landings%2Fpages%2Fsearch_apt.html&1=&5=&7=&8=&6=Samjiyon&9=&10=&max_ret=10&start_ret=1 |date=2012-03-09 }} "Landings.Com", accessed 4 August 2010.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/samjiyon-ab.htm GlobalSecurity.org] "Air Bases - Samjiyon", accessed 4 August 2010. It has a full-length parallel taxiway. Entrances to underground bunkers are clearly visible in satellite photography of the base.
Airlines and destinations
References
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External links
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- [http://www.dprk360.com/360/samjiyon_airport/ 360° panorama of Samjiyon Airport]
- [https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=37374328@N06&q=samjiyon%20airport Selection of photographs in and around Samjiyon Airport]
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Category:Airports in North Korea
Category:Buildings and structures in Ryanggang Province
Category:1980s establishments in North Korea
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