Kunsan Air Base, Kunsan, Korea, Republic of

Airports in Korea, Republic of
Kunsan Air Base
RKJK/KUV
Kunsan Air Base
Kunsan, Korea, Republic of
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
RKJK (ICAO)
KUV (IATA)
Location Kunsan, Korea, Republic of
Airport Type C
Longitude/Latitude
N 35° 54' 13.52" / E 126° 36' 57.26"
35.903756, 126.615906
Elevation 29 feet (9 meters)
Magnetic Variation W007232 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Airlift Command Post AMC COMD POST/TACC 120.0 349.4
Approach Control APP 124.1 292.65
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS 120.225 304.8
Clearance Delivery CLNC DEL 133.75 287.7
Departure Control DEP 124.1 293.525
Ground Control GND 123.5 273.525
Pilot To Metro Service PMSV METRO 346.5
Command Post COMD POST 277.2
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD 132.25 247.1
Tower TWR 126.5 292.3

Communication Remarks

  • (Call BRICKWALL)
  • VFR svc avbl at or before 25 NM out. SEE RADAR SVC PROGRAM IN SECTION C.
  • All tran acft ctc prior to eng start.
  • METRO svc ltd. Remote wx briefing/phone patches avbl H24 fr 17th Wx Squadron at DSN 315-449-7924/8333/8335.
  • HAVE QUICK timing avbl.
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 9,000 x 150 ft (2743 x 46 m)
Surface Concrete.
PCN 037RBWT
18 36
Heading (Mag/True) 176.0° / 169.0° 356.0° / 349.0°
Latitude N 35° 54' 57.21" N 35° 53' 29.83"
Longitude E 126° 36' 46.82" E 126° 37' 07.61"
Elevation / TDZE 20 ft / 20.0 ft 29 ft / 29.0 ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope 0.1° -0.1°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10000 ft
Landing: 9000 ft 		Takeoff: 9996 ft
Landing: 9000 ft
Lighting System 1 Sequenced Flashing Lights Sequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2 High Intensity Runway Lights High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3 Runway End Identifier Lights Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 4 ALSF-1 ALSF-1
Lighting System 5 Type 50 Type 50
Remarks
  • [A-GEAR]
    Nml configuration is dep BAK-12 and dep E-5 in raised posn. Dep BAK-12/14 in lowered posn. Charlie BAK-12 in lowered posn.
  • [CAUTION]
    Portions of VFR overhead pat Rwy 18/36 over water and hilly terrain. Strong and variable crosswinds with potential for wind shear on short final to Rwy 36, exp large corr. Do not mistake lgtd road lctd approx 3 NM N and .5 NM W for rwy. Unl
  • [CAUTION]
    gtd 150' hill 1500' SW of Rwy 36 thld. Tran acft ramp not vis fr twr. Bird haz (Phase 1) Jan-Feb and Jun-Aug, (Phase 2) Mar-May and Sep-Dec. Cloud ceiling/vis rapid drastic change due to sea fog (Mar-Jul) and snow showers (Nov-Feb). Unctl v
  • [CAUTION]
    eh on ramp/twy. Pilots ldg at ngt/poor wx use caution Rwy 18. Numerous unlit obst sur afld. Inst apch minima chg in eff dur OPS SR to SS, see NOTAM. Nstd overrun length Rwy 18-999'. Jet blast turb may occur on the rwy adj to twy C when acf
  • [CAUTION]
    t are parked/opr on DV S and/or DV N Ramps. When manual wx obsn taken, wx cannot view vis mrk further than 1/4 mile thru NW sctr.
  • [CSTMS/AG/IMG]
    IMG opr 2300-0900Z wkd, acft rqr support should be sked btn these hr. All acft rqr CSTMS/IMG, ctc PTD 40 min prior to ldg with crew/PAX info.
  • [FLUID]
    SP LOX OX HPNIT
  • [FUEL]
    J8,
  • [JASU]
    3(MB-1) 5(MC-1A) 18(MC-2A Air Compressors) 1(AM32A-60 Air-Electric Compressors) 32(AM32A-60A Electric) 5(MD-4 Electric Units).
  • [MISC]
    Rwy grooved. All acft arr with haz cargo will provide PTD, TWR, or APP CON with info IAW AFJI 11-204. AMC msn aircrews ctc Air Mobility Control Cntr, with arr/dep info. HF fone patch to Air Mobility Ctl Cntr thru Yokota AWY. Air trml and gn
  • [MISC]
    d handling svc opr 2230-0800Z, clsd wkend and hol. Acft rqr air trml and gnd handling svc, incl CSTMS/IMG, exc Channel acft are rqr to provide 72 hr advanced ntc DSN 315-782-4737 or delays in svc may be experienced. Acft rqr svc must make p
  • [MISC]
    rior coord with HQ AMC Tanker Airlift Control Cntr and Afld Management. AM OPS ltd classified stor avbl, alt stor at Comd Post. WX svc avbl H24 0900Z Sun thru 0900Z Fri. Wx sby HO 9000Z Fri thru 0900Z Sun. Automated WX obsn avbl H24. Manual
  • [MISC]
    ly determined sfc vis N-NE-SE obst by bldg, NW vis mrk rstd to 1/4 mile. ATC and WX pers practice a cooperative WX watch. H24 remote WX briefing svc avbl fr 17 OWS Hickam AFB, Web https://17OWS.hickam.af.mil(select 'OPS', 'Req Briefing') DS
  • [MISC]
    N 449-7924, C808-449-7924 DSN Fax 449-8336. Nstd afld mrk lctd on twy Alpha/Echo arm/dearm pads: DIVE TOSS (black border with white filler) mrk used to align F-16 Heads Up Display. ARFF index: NFPA cat 8, ICAO cat 8, FAA cat E.
  • [NS ABTMT]
    Avoid ovft of coml trml E of DER 36. e
  • [OIL]
    O-133-148-156 SOAP
  • [RSTD]
    All acft PPR exc L-100 chan msn. Ctc Afld Management DSN 315-782-4422/4707. Fone C011-82-63-470-4422/4707 24 hrs prior but no earlier than 5 days in advance. Trans computer generated FPL to AirfieldManagement.8OSS@Kusan.af.mil, verify recei
  • [RSTD]
    pt by fone. Acft must adhere to +/- 30 min of block time. DV acft/copter ctc apch control 10 min prior to ldg. See AP/3, KOREA, SOUTH, Supplementary Airport Remarks for afld Wg span, wt brg, gnd, and BASH rstd.
  • [TFC PAT]
    Rectangular, rgt tfc Rwy 18, left tfc rwy 36. Convl 1000', Copter 500' - copters apch fr E will rpt to twr over the reservoir. Overhead 1500'. Radar pat alt 3000'. Wg ftr type acft inbd fr VFR rpt pt maintain 2500' MSL til 6 DME for Rwy 36
  • [TFC PAT]
    or 5 DME for Rwy 18, then descend to 1500' MSL. Exp climb out pro: maintain 1000' MSL til DER, at 3 DME turn in the shortest dct to 090 , climb and maintain 4000' MSL.
  • [TRAN ALERT]
    Opr 2200-1200Z dly. Ltd de-icing cap for C5, C17, C141 and KC10 acft, aircrews must provide de-icing supervisor, ctc Kunsan Tran Alert DSN 782-4815 for details. No R/W or F/W hot pit reful avbl. No fleet svc avbl. 24 hr Crash Recovery sv
  • [TRAN ALERT]
    c avbl. Acft rqr arm/dearm support rqr 72 hr PN.