Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
As this is an aviation forum I had a look at some airfields in NK. They appear to have a number of very basic forward highway and austere runways in the forward area. Further back, and of course imagery from 10-15 years back, the permanent airfields have a significant base loading factor.
There are lines of aircraft close packed on what look like taxy ways and access roads. They do not appear to have either hardened shelters, revetments or spaced parking areas.
The vast majority of North Korean airfields have underground facilities. At least two have underground runways.
Do a search for
IMINT & Analysis: Underground Airfields: The DPRK
https://www.wired.com/2010/07/online...und-airfields/
http://freekorea.us/2013/03/08/north....Flghh4wJ.dpbs