Jinhae Airport
| Jinhae Airport Jinhae Gonghang Jinhae Konghang |
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IATA: CHF – ICAO: RKPE
 CHF
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Jinhae, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
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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[3] 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.[4]
- 17 May 1951, F-51D #44-74822 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.[5]
- 8 July 1951, USAF C-47D #44-77269 crashed on takeoff due to an engine failure, the aircraft was written off.[6]
- 11 July 1951, F-51D #44-74495 crashed, the aircraft was written off.[7]
- 17 September 1951, F-51D #44-74014 crashed on landing, the aircraft was written off.[8]
- 8 October 1951, F-51D #44-74592 crashed on takeoff, the aircraft was written off.[9]
Airlines and destinations
No scheduled services.
Facility
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Ground Transportation
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References
- ↑ Airport information for RKPE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for CHF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Air Force.
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