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Jungwon Air Base
Jungwon Air Base
	F-16C takes off from Jungwon Air Base
	IATA: JWO; ICAO: RKTI;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	Republic of Korea Air Force
Location	Chungju, South Korea
Elevation AMSL	281 ft / 86 m
Coordinates	37°01′48″N 127°53′07″E / 37.03000°N 127.88528°E
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Runways
	Source: DAFIF

Jungwon Air Base (IATA: JWO, ICAO: RKTI) (sometimes K-75 Air Base or Choongwon Air Base) is located near Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Units stationed

The base is home to the RoKAF 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), comprising:

161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block 32)
155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)
159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block 52)

Accidents and incidents

30 June 2003, F-16 made a hard landing, the pilot ejected successfully.
27 January 2006, F-16C #85-1576 crashed shortly after takeoff, the pilot ejected successfully.^[3]

References

^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
^ "Airport information for RKTI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
^ "Chronological listing of South Korean losses and ejections". Ejection-history.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 25 June 2013.