Yecheon Air Base

Yecheon Air Base is a military airport located in Yecheon, .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “Republic of Korea Air Force 16th Fighter Wing”, “RKTY”, “YEC”, “Yecheon Aero Airport”, “Yecheon Airport”, and “제16전투비행단”

Yecheon Air Base

Latitude
36.62885° or 36° 37′ 44″ north
Longitude
128.35387° or 128° 21′ 14″ east
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
IATA airport code
YEC
ICAO airport code
RKTY
Open location code
8Q8CJ9H3+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 370196544
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6300456
Wiki­data ID
Q625830
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Yecheon Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yechon Ab”
  • Chinese: “醴泉飛行場”
  • French: “base aérienne de Yecheon”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Yecheon”
  • Indonesian: “RKTY”
  • Indonesian: “YEC”
  • Japanese: “醴泉空港”
  • Japanese: “醴泉空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “醴泉飛行場”
  • Korean: “K-58”
  • Korean: “K58”
  • Korean: “예천공항”
  • Korean: “예천비행장”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Yecheon Aero”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Yecheon”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Yechon”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto de Yecheon”
  • Swedish: “RKTY”
  • Swedish: “YEC”
  • Swedish: “Yecheons flygbas”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quân sự Yecheon”

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