# Gangneung Airport (K-18) (KAG / RKNN)

**Gangneung Airport (K-18)** (IATA: KAG, ICAO: RKNN) is a medium airport in Gangneung, Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea. It has one runway, 2,743 m (9,000 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Republic of Korea Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rknn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KAG / RKNN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Republic of Korea Air Force
- Serves: Gangneung, Gangwon Teukbyeoljachi-do (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province), South Korea
- Elevation: 11 m / 35 ft
- Coordinates: 37.7536, 128.9439
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangneung_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491220
- Weather station: RKNN · WMO 47107
- Ident: RKNN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =11 in KR |
| Elevation | 11 m / 35 ft | =40,124 of 43,403 | =2,736 in Asia | =70 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 124.600 |
| ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.050 |
| GND | GND | 27.580 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [YNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkny.md) Yangyang International Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [WJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rknw.md) Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) · 94 km / 58 mi
- [JWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkti.md) Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport · 123 km / 77 mi
- [YEC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkty.md) Yecheon Airbase · 136 km / 84 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/rknn/data