Ayang Ni (--)
RWY HEL POS 38°13'31"N 125°59'40"E ELEV 402 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	63rd Air Regiment 63 Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-24 or Mi-8 ?? (Mi-24's never seen or registrated in DPRK AF service)

Changjin-up (--)
RWY 15/33 POS 40°21'52"N 127°15'51"E ELEV 3547 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	24th Air Regiment 24 Hang-gong Yeondae	H-5 (Il-28) (1. Battalion) ex Uiju

	25th Air Regiment 25 Hang-gong Yeondae	H-5 (Il-28) (1. battalion)

Cheagun-dong (--)
RWY HEL POS 40°58'21"N 129°13'58"E ELEV 714 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	?? Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-2 (1. battalion) Mi-2 (2. battalion) Mi-2 (3. battalion)

The helicopters are located at two separated parts of the airbase.

Chik-Tong (--)
RWY 05/23 (grass) POS 38°43'04"N 126°40'53"E ELEV 814 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	No regiment	-

Along this grass strip some fighters are stored as decoy.

Chongjin AB (--)
RWY 13/31 POS 41°40'27"N 129°40'36"E ELEV 23ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	Kimcha'ek Air Force Academy	Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (1. battalion) Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (2. battalion) Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (3. battalion)

Hwangju AB (--)
RWY 11/29 POS 38°39'13"N 125°47'20"E ELEV 40ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	50th Air Regiment 50 Hang-gong Yeondae	MiG-21PF/UM (1. battalion) MiG-21PF/UM (2. battalion) MiG-21PF/UM (3. battalion)

At Hwangju also the Division headquarters are based

Hwangsuwon-ni AB (--)
RWY 13/31 POS 40°40'55"N 128°09'00"E ELEV 4037ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	72nd Air Regiment 72 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-7/MiG-21 (1. battalion) F-7/MiG-21 (2. battalion) F-7/MiG-21 (3. battalion)

Hyesan AB (--)
RWY 06/24 POS 41°22'41"N 128°12'18"E ELEV 3261ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	?? Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	no aircraft based

Confirmation is needed if aircraft are based on this mountain ridge air base.

Hyonni AB (--)
RWY 01/19 POS 38°36'49"N 127°27'07"E ELEV 1927ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	11th Air Regiment 11 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-5, FT-5 (1. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (2. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (3. battalion)

Confirmation about the operational status is required.

Iwon AB (--)
RWY 10/28 POS 40°21'36"N 128°43'07"E ELEV 52 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	74th Air Regiment 74 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-5, FT-5 (1. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (2. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (3. battalion)

Kaech'on AB (--)
RWY 05/23 POS 39°45'11"N 125°54'16"E ELEV 105ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	35th Air Regiment 35 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-6 (1. Battalion) F-6 (2. Battalion) F-6 (3. Battalion)

	55th Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	Su-25K/UBK (1. Battalion) ex Sunchon Su-25K/UBK (2. Battalion) ex Sunchon

The air base is close to the nuclear power plants at Yongbyon city. At Kaechon also the Division headquarters are based.

Kangdong (--)
RWY 03/21 POS 39°09'34"N 126°02'30"E ELEV 120 ft Google Maps
Division	Squadron	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	Unit 2620 23rd Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (1. battalion) Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (2. battalion) Nanchang BT-5 (CJ-6) (3. battalion)

The Nanchang BT-5 is used in the bomber role.

Unit 2620 uses the BT-5 in the bomber role.

DPRKAF

Kilchu AB (--)
RWY 01/19 POS 40°55'04"N 129°18'35"E ELEV 312ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	Helicopter training regiment	Mi-2 (1. battalion) Mi-2 (2. battalion) Mi-2 (3. battalion)

Confirmation is needed if this highway runway is still in use.

Koksan AB (--)
RWY 07/25 POS 38°41'23"N 126°36'16"E ELEV 807ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	86th Air Regiment 86 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-6 (1. battalion) F-6 (2. battalion) F-6 (3. battalion)

Kuktong AB (--)
RWY 09/27 (grass) POS 41°14'59"N 129°33'48"E ELEV 128 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

In addition to 140 Polish build An-2s the Air Force also operates Chinese build Y-5s

Scramble

Kuum Ni AB (--)
RWY 05/23 POS 38°52'02"N 127°54'22"E ELEV 63 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	71st Air Regiment 71 Hang-gong Yeondae	MiG-21PFM/UM (1. battalion) MiG-21PFM/UM (2. battalion) MiG-21PFM/UM (3. battalion)

Kwail/Pungchon AB (--)
RWY 15/33 POS 38°25'32"N 125°01'09"E ELEV 62ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
3rd Air Combat Division	33rd Air Regiment 33 Hang-gong Yeondae Unit 1016	F-5, FT-5 (1. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (2. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (3. battalion)

This unit is flying obsolete aircraft destined to be used for suicide attacks in a new war.

Several Regiments still operate the F-5/MiG-17, like at Pungchon AB

DPRKAF

Kwaksan AB (--)
RWY 03/21 POS 39°43'55"N 125°06'39"E ELEV 62ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

Kyongsong AB (--)
RWY 11/29 POS 41°33'36"N 129°37'53"E ELEV 15ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	Kyongson Flight Officers School Unit 797

At Kyongsong also the Division headquarters is based. In 2018 the airbase area was rebuild and the BT-6 aircraft were gone.

Manpo (--)
RWY 02/20 POS 41°08'20"N 126°21'24"E ELEV 819 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

Nuchon Ni AB (--)
RWY 10/28 POS 38°14'17"N 126°07'13"E ELEV 270 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-2 (1. battalion) Mi-2 (2. battalion) Mi-2 (3. battalion)

Onchon-up AB (--)
RWY 01/19 POS 38°54'25"N 125°13'55"E ELEV 56ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	36th Air Regiment 36 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-6 (1. Battalion) F-6 (2. Battalion) F-6 (3. Battalion)

Onchon-up is also known for its emergency runway that is partially covered by a mountain.

Even in 2016 MiG-15s remain active.

KJU

Orang AB (--)
RWY 04/22 POS 41°25'44"N 129°38'53"E ELEV 9ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	41st Air Regiment 41 Hang-gong Yeondae	F-5 (1. battalion) F-5 (2. battalion) F-5 (3. battalion)

Panghyon/Naamsi AB (--)
RWY 11/29 POS 39°55'36"N 125°12'29"E ELEV 293ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	49th Air Regiment 49 Hang-gong Yeondae 1010 Unit	F-5, FT-5 (1. Battalion/OCU) F-5, FT-5 (2. Battalion/OCU) F-5, FT-5 (3. Battalion/OCU)

Test and Evaluation Regiment	UAV test unit	Saetbyol-4 (Morning Star-4) UAV (샛별-4) Saetbyol-9 (Morning Star-9) UAV (샛별-9)

This unit is flying obsolete aircraft destined to be used for suicide attacks in a new war. The airbase also houses a fighter maintenance unit.

Pukchang AB - East (--)
RWY 10/28 POS 39°29'24"N 125°59'51"E ELEV 192ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	64 Air Regiment 64 Hang-gong Yeondae	H500D (1. battalion) H500D (2. battalion)

	65th Air Regiment 65 Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-2 (1. battalion) Mi-8 (2. battalion) Mi-26, Mi-8 (3. battalion)

The Mi-8 is a modest supplement to the many operational Mi-2s.

Lars Hentschel (c)

Pukchang AB - West (--)
RWY 14/32 POS 39°30'19"N 125°57'49"E ELEV 166ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	57th Air Regiment 57 Hang-gong Yeondae Unit 1017	MiG-29B/UB (1. Battalion) ex Sunchon MiG-29S/UB (2. Battalion) ex Sunchon

	58th Air Regiment 58 Hang-gong Yeondae Unit 449	MiG-23ML, MiG-23UB (1. Battalion) MiG-23ML, MiG-23UB (2. Battalion)

At Pukchang MiG-21PFMs are based alongside MiG-23ML.

DPRKAF

Pyongyang/City Heliport (--)
RWY 13/31H POS 39°02'31"N 125°48'36"E ELEV 53 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
DPRK AF HQ	VIP Flight	Mi-8MTV-1 (1. battalion)

At Pyongyang a few Mil-8MTV-1s are operational in the VIP role.

Scramble

Pyongyang/Mirim (--)
RWY HEL POS 39°01'13"N 125°51'11"E ELEV 64ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
DPRK AF HQ	Transport Regiment	Mi-2 (1. battalion)

Adjacent to the military area a small site has been constructed for Ultralight operations by the civilian Pyongyang Air Club. (available for tours by foreigners)

Pyongyang/Sunan (ZKPY)
RWY 01/19, 17/35 POS 39°13'16"N 125°40'13"E ELEV 102 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	Air Koryo	Il-62 Il-76MD An-148-100 An-24 Tu-134 Tu-154B Tu-204-100/-300

Some aircraft of the Pyongyang Air Club (P750, Ce208) are also based here.

For over 30 years VIP transport within North Korea is provided by a single Il-62M.

DPRKAF

With production in China just starting North Korea might see more P750 XStol aircraft in the near future, unless import restrictions are more effective.

Scramble

Samjiyon AB (--)
RWY 07/25 POS 41°54'26"N 128°24'36"E ELEV 4407ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
8th Aviation Training Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	F-5, FT-5 (1. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (2. battalion) F-5, FT-5 (3. battalion)

Beside this is a training unit, this is also an unit flying obsolete aircraft destined to be used for suicide attacks in a new war. By 2014 the aircraft were gone however.

Sinuiju (--)
RWY HEL POS 40°05'26"N 124°24'32"E ELEV 30 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-2 (1. battalion)

Sonchon (--)
RWY 13/31 POS 39°55'09"N 124°50'17"E ELEV 207 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	22nd Air Regiment 22 Hang-gong Yeondae	Z-5 (Mi-4) (1. battalion) Z-5 (Mi-4) (2. battalion) Z-5 (Mi-4) (3. battalion)

Sondok AB (--)
RWY 01/19 POS 39°44'52"N 127°28'32"E ELEV 12ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

2nd Air Combat Division	24th Air Regiment 24 Hang-gong Yeondae	H-5 (Il-28) (2. Battalion) ex Uiju

During the renovation of Uiji this airbase seemed to house the H-5s based overthere.

Sunchon AB (--)
RWY 15/33 POS 39°24'34"N 125°53'34"E ELEV 138ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	55th Air Regiment 55 Hang-gong Yeondae	Su-25K/UBK (1. Battalion) to Kaechon Su-25K/UBK (2. Battalion) to Kaechon

	57th Air Regiment 57 Hang-gong Yeondae Unit 1017	MiG-29B/UB (1. Battalion) to Pukchang MiG-29S/UB (2. Battalion) to Pukchang

In 2021 and 2022 the airfield was closed for a major upgrade, with over twelve MiG-29s going to Pukchang and at least 31 Su-25 going to Kaechon.

At Sunchon Su-25s and MiG-29s are based. In 2013 the green camouflage was replaced by grey c/s.

KCNA

Interesting to note that the Air Force uses MiG-29B and MiG-29S versions. Of both versions an aircraft with serial 555 exists.

Scramble

Taechon AB (--)
RWY 10/28 POS 39°54'10"N 125°29'21"E ELEV 119ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

At Taechon also the Division headquarters are based

Taetan AB (--)
RWY 09/27 POS 38°07'50"N 125°14'46"E ELEV 107ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
6th Helicopter Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-2 (1. battalion) Mi-2 (2. battalion) Mi-2 (3. battalion)

Taetan was used by the 4th Fighter Regiment (4th Div) flying FT-5 aircraft. The aircraft are still stored on the air base.

Toksan AB (--)
RWY 04/22 POS 39°59'49"N 127°36'44"E ELEV 119ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	56th Air Regiment 56 Hang-gong Yeondae	MiG-21PFM/UM (1. battalion) MiG-21PFM/UM (2. battalion) MiG-21PFM/UM (3. battalion)

At Toksan also the Division headquarters are based

These two MiG-21s are piloted by the immensely popular Flowers of the Sky: Two 21 year old (in 2016) female pilots.

Scramble

Uiju AB (ZKUJ)
RWY 05/23 POS 40°09'03"N 124°30'00"E ELEV 33ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
1st Air Combat Division	24th Air Regiment 24 Hang-gong Yeondae	H-5 (1. Battalion) to Sondok H-5 (2. Battalion) to Chanjin-up

Starting 2021 the airfield was used as a coronavirus-disinfection centre with the H-5s diverting to Sondok AB and Changjin-up. Just south-west of this airfield a small helicopter strip is located in border town Sinuij.

Although ground attack can be done by any aircraft of the Air Force, the Su-25K is specially designed for that role.

Scramble

Unknown (--)

Regiment	Squadron	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare Regiment	squadrons	H-5R An-2/Y-5 An-24 MiG-17 MiG-19 MiG-21

Test and Evaluation Regiment	-	various

Wonsan/Kalma Intl (ZKWS)
RWY 15/33, 02/20 POS 39°10'00"N 127°29'03"E ELEV 16ft Show Reports Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	46th Air Regiment 46 Hang-gong Yeondae	MiG-21 (1. battalion) MiG-21 (2. battalion) MiG-21 (3. battalion)

30 July 2015 the airport was reopened as a dual use (Kalma) after a two year upgrade.After reopening, the F-6s were replaced by MiG-21s.

In the country many highways are prepared for emergency fighter operations as this MiG-21PFM from Unit 630 demonstrates.

DPRKAF

Wonsan/Kang Da Ri AB (--) (under construction)
RWY 04/22 POS 39°05'49"N 127°23'58"E ELEV 167 ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
2nd Air Combat Division	No regiment yet	-

6th Helicopter Division	66th Air Regiment / Hang-gong Yeondae	Mi-14PL (1. battalion) Ka-28

This airbase with an emergency strip located through a mountain is still under construction but could become the new home of the fighter regiments from deserted Wonsan AB. The location of this unit needs confirmation.

Yongpo-ri AB (--)
RWY 12/30 POS 39°47'29"N 127°31'58"E ELEV 6ft Google Maps
Division	Regiment	Aircraft Type(s)	Badge
5th Transport Division	?? Air Regiment ?? Hang-gong Yeondae	Y-5 (An-2) (1. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (2. battalion) Y-5 (An-2) (3. battalion)

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