| Mirim Airport Pyongyang East Airfield | |||||||
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미림비행장 Mirim bihaengjang | |||||||
| Coordinates | 39°00′59.90″N 125°50′52.90″E / 39.0166389°N 125.8480278°E | ||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Korean People's Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Korean People's Air Force United States Air Force | ||||||
| Condition | disused | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1940s | ||||||
| Built by | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service | ||||||
| In use | 1940s-present | ||||||
| Materials | concrete | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
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Mirim Airport, also known as Pyongyang East Airfield or K-24 Air Base, is an airport in Mirim-dong, Sadong-guyok, Pyongyang-si, North Korea.
The airfield has a single concrete runway 09/27 measuring 4310 x 69 feet (1314 x 21 m).[1] It is sited along the Taedong River on the eastern edge of the capital city of Pyongyang. It has several taxiways, but appears to have become disused for aviation.
Following the capture of Pyongyang on 19 October 1950 the air base was put into service by the UN forces. The USAF designated the base K-24.[2]
USAF units stationed at the base included:
UN units stationed at the base included:
UN forces abandoned the base on 5 December 1950 as part of the evacuation of Pyongyang in the face of the Chinese intervention.[4] On 10 December 1950 B-29s bombed the airfield with high-explosive bombs.[5]