Yecheon Airbase

IATA YECICAO RKTYMedium airport

Yecheon Airbase is a medium airport near Yecheon-ri in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province), South Korea. It is listed as IATA YEC and ICAO RKTY. The airport is located at 36.6304° / 128.3497° at an elevation of 108 m (354 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,743 m. The nearest airport is Yecheon Airport, 2.1 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Yecheon Airbase with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Yecheon Airbase — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`YEC`
ICAO code	`RKTY`
Identifier	`RKTY`
Type	Medium airport
City	Yecheon-ri
Region	Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province)
Country	South Korea
Coordinates	36.63037, 128.34971
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	36° 37′ 49.34″ N 128° 20′ 58.96″ E
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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