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Kunsan K-8 Air Base (Korean: 군산공군기지) is a United States Air Force base located at Gunsan Airport, on the west coast of the Korean peninsula bordered by the Yellow Sea. It is located in the town of Gunsan (also romanized as Kunsan), about 180 kilometres (110 mi) south of Seoul .
Gunsan Airport (IATA: KUV, ICAO: RKJK) is an airport serving Gunsan, a city in the North Jeolla Province in South Korea.In 2019, 306,518 passengers used the airport. [2] It shares its runway with Kunsan Air Base, which uses the same IATA and ICAO codes.
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The United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and is assigned to Seventh Air Force. Seventh Air Force falls under Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). The Wing's 8th Operations Group is the successor of the 8th Pursuit Group , one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World ...
After the cessation of hostilities, the United States Air Force occupied nearby Kunsan Air Base, which has affected Gunsan. Kunsan Air Base was originally constructed, under Japanese direction, by reclaiming mudflats starting in around 1923. Kunsan Air Base has hosted a variety of USAF combat aircraft.
The 8th Operations Group (8 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 8th Fighter Wing. It is stationed at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, and is a part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).
Kunsan AB, Korea: Activated on 7 Feb 1955, replaced 6127th Air Terminal Group . Stations: Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 Feb 1955; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 1 Jul 1956; Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Mar 1966; Kunsan AB, Korea, 30 Jun 1971 – 1 Nov 1973. Six detachments in Southeast Asia were realigned under 8th Aerial Port Squadron in 1963. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1973.
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