# Yecheon Airbase (YEC / RKTY)

**Yecheon Airbase** (IATA: YEC, ICAO: RKTY) is a medium airport in Yecheon-ri, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea. It has one runway, 2,743 m (9,000 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Republic of Korea Air Force. In 2003 it handled 19 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YEC / RKTY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Republic of Korea Air Force
- Serves: Yecheon-ri, Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea
- Elevation: 108 m / 354 ft
- Coordinates: 36.6304, 128.3497
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,743 m / 9,000 ft
- Passengers: 19,043 (2003)
- Time zone: UTC+9 · Asia/Seoul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yecheon_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625830
- Weather station: RKTY · WMO 47134
- Ident: RKTY

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | 390,154 | Wikidata |
| 1998 | 217,088 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 169,615 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 133,273 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 86,293 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 19,043 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 19K (2003) | #2,458 of 3,974 | #752 in Asia | #16 in KR |
| Longest runway | 2,743 m / 9,000 ft | =1,801 of 29,858 | =539 in Asia | =11 in KR |
| Elevation | 108 m / 354 ft | =30,049 of 43,403 | #1,668 in Asia | #25 in KR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =18 in KR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | BRICKWALL | 120.000 |
| APP | APP | 134.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 136.800 |
| DEP | DEP | 134.500 |
| GND | GND | 124.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [JWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkti.md) Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · 76 km / 47 mi
- [TAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktn.md) Daegu International Airport · 86 km / 54 mi
- [WJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rknw.md) Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) · 96 km / 60 mi
- [KPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkth.md) Pohang Airport (G-815/K-3) · 120 km / 74 mi
- [RKSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksg.md) Camp Humphreys (A-511) Desiderio Army Airfield · 123 km / 76 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/rkty/data