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Gangneung Air Base 강릉공항

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Gangneung Air Base (IATA: KAG, ICAO: RKNN) is an airbase holding the 18th fighter wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force. It is located in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The airfield has one runway (08/26), and is ILS equipped on runway 23. In the past, this airfield also used to handle civilian air traffic.

Description via Wikipedia (lead extract) · name cross-verified Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Verified facts

Gangneung Air Base (강릉공항) — verified Korean airport (공항). In Gangneung.

Details

• IATA: KAG
• ICAO: RKNN
• Location: Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea
• Operator: Republic of Korea Air Force
• Runway: 08/26
• Type: 공군 기지
• Current Unit: 제18전투비행단

Location

37.75333, 128.94361 · View on map →

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 강릉비행장; KoreaAPI uses 강릉공항 (chosen by source authority).

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Verification history

Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 5 verified snapshots.

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Nearby verified spots

• Namhangjin Beach · 1.6 km
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• Songjeong Beach (Gangneung) · 2.8 km
• Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink · 5.0 km
• Gangmun Beach · 5.2 km
• Gyeongpo Provincial Park · 5.5 km

Distances from verified coordinates (Wikidata P625), great-circle.

Part of the Gangneung verified travel guide →