Airports / North Korea / KP-0012
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kwaksan Air Base (KP-0012) sits in Kwaksan, North Korea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 62 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list KP-0012 as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ, 40 nm), Sunchon Air Base (ZKSC, 41 nm), and Pukchang Air Base (KP-0022, 42 nm).
Trip costs from KP-0012 are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KP-0012 to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KP-0012
IATA
—
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
62 ft
Coordinates
39.7312° N · 125.1102° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs North Korea fields
state range 7–4,050 ft
At 62 ft, KP-0012 sits lower than 69% of the 16 North Korea fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmFNJPyongyang Sunan International AirportPyongyang
- 41nmZKSCSunchon Air BaseSunchon
- 42nmKP-0022Pukchang Air BaseSunchon
- 42nmDDGDandong Langtou International AirportDandong (Zhenxing)
- 59nmKP-0041Uthachi Highway Strip AirportPyongyang (Ryokpo)
- 72nmKP-0020Hwangju AirbaseHwangju
Location
Open the full mapKP-0012 · Kwaksan Air Base · Kwaksan, North Korea