Satellite imagery shows demolition of what would be at least the eighth airfield cleared from map since 2019
Colin ZwirkoMarch 29, 2023
Updated on March 30 at 9:25 p.m. KST with newer imagery showing extended demolition across the entire airfield complex.
North Korea has started to demolish a modern airfield built just eight years ago on an exclusive patch of riverfront property in Pyongyang, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery.
The airfield likely services military and private aircraft and would be the eighth North Korean airfield known to be erased from the map in the last four years, a sign of poor long-term planning or shifting government priorities.
NK Pro was first to report
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