🇰🇷 Camp Page (A-306) Airport

Camp Page (K-47 Air Base), located near Chuncheon, South Korea, was a former U.S. Army base that operated from March 1951 until its official closure on April 1, 2005. The base, which included an airstrip, was built after Chuncheon was recaptured during the Korean War and was named in honor of U.S. Army Lt. Col. John U.D. Page. It served as the home of an Apache helicopter unit linked to the 2nd Infantry at the Demilitarized Zone and provided aviation support for the 2nd Infantry Division.

The closure of Camp Page was part of a broader plan to return land to Seoul and was influenced by the increasing development of Chuncheon, with helicopter noise becoming a burden on nearby residents. Concerns about pollution, including allegations of Agent Orange burial, also played a role in the negotiations for its return to South Korea.

As of February 2018, the site was being developed into an urban park, with most military buildings demolished, leaving only a water tower and a few other structures. The city of Chuncheon plans to convert the former base into a public park with zones for culture, ecology, and the arts, with some remaining structures repurposed for community use.

*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, upi.com, rokdrop.net, mk.co.kr, a.osmarks.net*