POSSIBLE AIRFIELD UNDER CONSTRUCTION PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3
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December 28, 2016
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August 24, 2011
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Publication Date: 
October 22, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 2 Attachment to Z-12935/82 Copy' NI':I:C/:I:f-uc (10/82) 22 OCTOBER 1982 POSSIBLE AIRFIELD UNDER. CONSTRUCTION PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA 1. (S.WWN) SIGNIFICANCE: CONSTRUCTION OF A POSSIBLE NEW AIRFIELD ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PYONGYANG. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: A POSSIBLE AIRFIELD IN THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION WAS OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 13 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PYONGYANG ON IMAGER APPROXIMATELY 800 METERS OF GROUND HAS BEEN GRADED WITH A NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTATION, AND INITIAL SCARRING INDICATES THAT THE CONSTRUCTION COULD EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3,600 METERS. A SUBBASE MIXING PLANT HAS BEEN ERECTED WEST OF THIS GRADED AREA. (SWN) ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA INCLUDE A BARGE-SERVED QUAY LOCATED AT UTM YD281134, A FOUR. LANE BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE TAEDONG-GANG (RIVER) AT UTM YD362184 (NOT ON GRAPHIC), AND GROUND SCARRING FOR A PROBABLE EXPRESSWAY FROM UTM YD343166"TO YD315144 (NOT ON GRAPHIC). THE COMPLETION OF THE BRIDGE AND PROBABLE HIGHWAY WOULD PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE POSSIBLE NEW AIRFIELD OR AIRPORT FROM DOWNTOWN PYONGYANG. NONE OF THIS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WAS PRESENT ON IMAGERY (SWN ANALYSTS'S COMMENTS: SEVERAL FACTORS SUGGEST THAT THIS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS FOR A NEW CIVILIAN AIRFIELD. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 2 of 2 Attachment to Z -12 9 3 5/ 8 2 Copy- 3. COORDINATES 38-56-10 125-37-50E 4... (C/NF) COLLATERAL REFERENCES: 500TH MI GP, IR NO: 2-722-0281-82, KN SHOWS INTEREST IN PURCHASING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS/AIRPORT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FROM JA (U) MSG DTG 131122Z OCT 1982. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SFC'RFT .SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/24: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130008-3