Uiju Airfield is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 near Uiju

Uiju

Ŭiju is a kun, or county, in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The county has an area of 420 km², and a population of 110,018 .-Location:...

, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

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Facilities

The airfield has a single concrete runway 03/21 measuring 8180 x 174 feet (2493 x 53 m). It is sited in the Yalu River

Yalu River

The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....

 plain, a few miles northeast of the Chinese city of Dandong

Dandong

Dandong , previously known as Andong and Antung, is a city in Liaoning Province, Northeast China. It lies on the border between China and North Korea, which is marked by the Yalu River, and is the largest border city in China. Also, to the southwest of the city, the river flows into Korea Bay...

. It is also a few miles northeast of Sinuiju Airport

Sinuiju Airport

Sinuiju Airfield is an airport near Sinuiju, Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.- Facilities :The airfield has a single turf runway 03/21 measuring 3250 x 213 feet . It is just south of the city, which itself is across the Yalu River from the Chinese city of Dandong...

. It has a full length parallel taxiway, and several taxiways that access dispersed aircraft stands.At least 32 Ilyushin Il-28

Ilyushin Il-28

The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316...

bombers are based at the airbase as of 2010.