Jungwon Air Base
Facility Details
| Operating Country | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Location | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Military only |
| Operating Organization | Republic of Korea Air Force |
| Units |
19th Fighter Wing161st Fighter Squadron162nd Fighter Squadron155th Fighter Squadron159th Fighter Squadron
|
| Based aircraft |
F-16 Fighting Falcon · 19th Fighter Wing
|
| Coordinates | 37.0300°N, 127.8853°E |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| IATA code | JWO |
| ICAO code | RKTI |
| Runways |
18R/34L · 2,884 m (9,462 ft) · Concrete16L/34R · 2,750 m (9,022 ft) · Concrete
|
Description
Jungwon Air Base, also identified as K-75 or Choongwon Air Base, is located near Chungju in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The facility is owned and operated by the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF).
The base hosts the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing, which comprises four fighter squadrons. The 161st and 162nd Fighter Squadrons operate F-16C/D (Block 32) aircraft. The 155th and 159th Fighter Squadrons fly the KF-16C/D (Block 52) variant.
Training and maintenance activities at the site have included runway repair exercises conducted by United States Air Force personnel in 2009. Recorded aircraft incidents include a hard landing of an F-16 on June 30, 2003, and the crash of an F-16C shortly after takeoff on January 27, 2006. Both incidents resulted in successful pilot ejections.
- AUG 142026 Updated Based aircraft recorded: F-16 Fighting Falcon
- AUG 132026 Updated Runway designations, surfaces and lengths recorded
- JAN 172026 Updated Secondary name removed
- JAN 122026 Created Page created: Jungwon Air Base; then secondary name, organization and usage added