Airports / North Korea / KP-0022
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sunchon Air Base (ZKSC) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Sunchon, North Korea, Pukchang Air Base (KP-0022) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 217 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KP-0022 for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Sunchon Air Base (ZKSC, 7 nm), Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ, 22 nm), and Uthachi Highway Strip Airport (KP-0041, 36 nm).
Charter pricing from KP-0022 depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sunchon.
Field capability
ICAO
KP-0022
IATA
—
FAA / Local
ZKPN
Elevation
217 ft
Coordinates
39.5050° N · 125.9640° 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 217 ft, KP-0022 sits higher 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.
- 7nmZKSCSunchon Air BaseSunchon
- 22nmFNJPyongyang Sunan International AirportPyongyang
- 36nmKP-0041Uthachi Highway Strip AirportPyongyang (Ryokpo)
- 42nmKP-0012Kwaksan Air BaseKwaksan
- 52nmKP-0020Hwangju AirbaseHwangju
- 57nmKP-0015Koksan Air BaseKoksan
Location
Open the full mapKP-0022 · Pukchang Air Base · Sunchon, North Korea