Seosan Air Base
Airbase in South Korea
36°42′20″N 126°29′14″E / 36.70556°N 126.48722°E / 36.70556; 126.48722Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
03R/21L | 9,000 | concrete | |
03L/21R | 9,000 | concrete |
Source: DAFIF[2]
Seosan Air Base (IATA: HMY[1], ICAO: RKTP) is a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) base located near Seosan city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Units stationed
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Seosan_AB_92-038_KF-16D-52_20_FW_RoKAF_%283097666393%29.jpg/220px-Seosan_AB_92-038_KF-16D-52_20_FW_RoKAF_%283097666393%29.jpg)
The base is home to the ROKAF 20th Fighter Wing (제20전투비행단), comprising:
- 120th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
- 121st Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
- 123rd Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
- 157th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
Accidents and incidents
- 18 September 1997, KF-16C #92-004 crashed due to engine failure, the pilot ejected successfully[3]
- 26 February 2002, KF-16C-52 #93-4087 crashed due to an engine fire, the pilot ejected successfully[4]
- 20 July 2007, KF-16D #93-117 crashed at sea on a night flight from Seosan, both crewmen were killed[5]
References
- ^ a b "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Airport information for RKTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF. - ^ "18 Sep 1997 General Dynamics KF-16C". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "26 Feb 2002 General Dynamics KF-16C-52". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "20 Jul 2007 General Dynamics KF-16D". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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