Sokcho Airport

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Sokcho Air Base (Template:Comma separated entries) is an air base in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.[1][2]

The airport had a single 1,560 meter runway (05/23). It used to serve people who went to Seoraksan for hiking. The airport was closed prior to the opening of Yangyang International Airport.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

During the Korean War the USAF designated the base as K-50.

The IATA code for Sokcho Air Base has been relegated to King Mswati III International Airport in Eswatini.[2]

File:Unloading mail, K-50, Sokcho-Ri, December 1951.jpg
Unloading mail at K-50, Sokcho-Ri, December 1951
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Grumman Avenger converted to repair plane K-50, Sokcho, 24 December 1951
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VMA-121 Skyraider, K-50, Sokcho-ri, 24 December 1951

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