# Riwon Airbase, Riwon-gun, North Korea

**Riwon Airbase** is a medium airport in Riwon-gun, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It has one runway, 2,484 m (8,150 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0038

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Riwon-gun, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea
- Elevation: 26 m / 85 ft
- Coordinates: 40.3598, 128.7206
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,484 m / 8,150 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Pyongyang
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riwon_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902560
- Ident: KP-0038

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,484 m / 8,150 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,484 m / 8,150 ft | =2,615 of 29,858 | =851 in Asia | =22 in KP |
| Elevation | 26 m / 85 ft | =37,494 of 43,403 | =2,381 in Asia | #53 in KP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in KP |

## Nearby airports

- [KP-0035](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0035.md) Hwangsuwon Airbase · 60 km / 37 mi
- [KP-0025](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0025.md) Toksan Air Base · 103 km / 64 mi
- [KP-0036](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0036.md) Changjin Air Force Base · 123 km / 77 mi
- [DSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zksd.md) Sondok Airport · 126 km / 78 mi
- [RGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zkhm.md) Orang (Chongjin) Airport · 142 km / 88 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kp-0038/data