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Jinhae · 48 · South Korea
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35.140°, 128.696° · 8 ft elev.
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South Korean naval air base on the southern coast.
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Jinhae, South Korea
Jinhae Air Base (ICAO: RKPE, IATA: CHF) is a military airfield located in Jinhae, a district of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It serves primarily as a base for the Republic of Korea Navy, supporting naval aviation operations along the southern coastline.
The airfield is not a commercial passenger airport and does not operate scheduled civilian airline services. Its IATA code CHF is assigned for identification purposes, historically associated with limited charter or military logistics functions. The base plays a strategic role in South Korea's naval defense posture in the Korea Strait region.
Notable facts
- ›Operated primarily by the Republic of Korea Navy.
- ›Located in Jinhae district, part of Changwon city, South Gyeongsang Province.
- ›Not open to scheduled commercial airline traffic.
- ›Situated near the Korea Strait, providing strategic naval aviation coverage.
- ›Jinhae is well known as the home of the Republic of Korea Naval Academy.
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