page_title: Jinhae Airport
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jinhae Airport / History
context_page_description: Jinhae Air Base also known as Chinhae Air Base is a naval airfield of the Republic of Korea Navy in Jinhae, South Korea.
context_section_description: The airfield was originally established in 1942 as the 51st Navy Aircraft Factory (formerly 21st Navy Aircraft Factory Chinkai Branch) under the Chinkai Guard District, which was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in Korea under Japanese rule. The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC) was founded at the airfield (then known as Deoksan airfield) on April 15, 1949.
caption: Aerial view of Deoksan airfield (present-day Jinhae naval airfield) circa 1950
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