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Jinhae Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Location
  
Jinhae, South Korea

18/36
  
1,148

Elevation
  
8 m

Operator
  
Government

Elevation AMSL
  
8 ft / 2 m

1,148
  
3,766

Jinhae Airport

Jinhae Airport (IATA: CHF, ICAO: RKPE) also known as Chinhae Air Base is an airport in Jinhae, South Korea.

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History

The airfield was originally established as a seaplane base during the Japanese Imperial period.

Korean War

During the Korean War the USAF designated the airfield as Chinhae Air Base and K-10 Chinhae. The field was refurbished with a Marsden Matting surface over crushed gravel.

USAF units stationed at Chinhae included:

  • 18th Operations Group from 9 December 1950 – 2 June 1952
  • 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing operating F-51s from mid December 1950 Component units were:
  • 12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
  • 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
  • 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (March 1951 – March 1952)
  • 75th Air Depot Wing (arrived from U.S. in 1952)

    • UN units stationed at Chinhae included:

  • 2 Squadron SAAF operating F-51s attached to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing (November 1950 – March 1951, April 1951 – June 1953)

    • Incidents and accidents

  • 24 August 1950, USAF C-47B #45-1126 was written off in a landing accident.
  • 17 May 1951, F-51D #44-74822 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.
  • 8 July 1951, USAF C-47D #44-77269 crashed on takeoff due to an engine failure, the aircraft was written off.
  • 11 July 1951, F-51D #44-74495 crashed, the aircraft was written off.
  • 17 September 1951, F-51D #44-74014 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.
  • 8 October 1951, F-51D #44-74592 crashed on takeoff, the aircraft was written off.

    • Airlines and destinations

    No scheduled services.

    References

    Jinhae Airport Wikipedia
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