Airports / North Korea / KP-0039
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hwangju Airbase (KP-0020) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kwail, North Korea, Kwail Air Base (KP-0039) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 89 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-0039 as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hwangju Airbase (KP-0020, 39 nm), Haeju Airfield (KP-0002, 44 nm), and Uthachi Highway Strip Airport (KP-0041, 48 nm).
Trip costs from KP-0039 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-0039 to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KP-0039
IATA
—
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
89 ft
Coordinates
38.4255° N · 125.0191° 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 89 ft, KP-0039 sits lower than 56% 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.
- 39nmKP-0020Hwangju AirbaseHwangju
- 44nmKP-0002Haeju AirfieldHaeju
- 48nmKP-0041Uthachi Highway Strip AirportPyongyang (Ryokpo)
- 57nmFNJPyongyang Sunan International AirportPyongyang
- 72nmZKSCSunchon Air BaseSunchon
- 75nmKP-0068Koksan 2 Highway StripKoksan
Location
Open the full mapKP-0039 · Kwail Air Base · Kwail, North Korea