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Uljin Airport

Uljin Airfield (IATA: UJN, ICAO: RKTL) (Korean: 울진비행장) is a partially finished airport near Uljin County, South Korea.

History

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Construction was suspended in 2005 after the airport was 85% complete.[1] The Board of Audit and Inspection halted construction after it was determined no airline wanted to use the airport.[2] The airport subsequently gained international media attention.[3] As of 2009, there were plans to maybe use the airport for pilot training.[4]

Facilities

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The airport features single runway (17/35) which is 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long and 45 metres (150 ft) wide. The runways are equipped with ILS. arp elevation is 175ft.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. ^ "New airport, no flights for Uljin". Korea JoongAng Daily. 16 July 2007.
  3. ^ "AFP: Seriously strange: Zany stories of 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  4. ^ "Pork-barrel airports". Korea JoongAng Daily. 31 March 2009.

36°46′12″N 129°27′55″E / 36.77000°N 129.46528°E / 36.77000; 129.46528