Aviación naval de la República de Corea (Comando Aéreo Naval)
The Republic of Korea Navy’s air arm, Naval Air Command at Pohang since July 2022, grew from a single rebuilt Texan at Jinhae in 1951 into a force of about 70 submarine hunters and ship-borne helicopters — and between June 2024 and September 2026 it took six P-8A Poseidons, lost a 58-year-old P-3CK and four crew at Pohang, and began replacing its Lynx fleet with MH-60R Seahawks.
The South Korean naval aviation story: a rebuilt Texan at Jinhae, a boat sunk in the East Sea and Poseidons at Pohang
1951–1963: a rebuilt Texan at Jinhae, and a false start
South Korean naval flying began in the middle of a war, with almost nothing. Korean Wikipedia dates an aviation section (항공반) at the Jinhae naval base to April 1951, and says that in August that year the navy put into service the Haechwiho (海鷲號, "sea eagle"), a North American T-6 Texan rebuilt for naval duties — the first aircraft the country modified itself. A naval air unit was formally founded on 15 July 1957, the date the service still counts from. It did not last: Namuwiki records that it was disbanded on 1 March 1963 because American advisers judged it premature. For a decade the navy had no aircraft of its own.
1958–1978: marine spotters, Trackers and the move to Pohang
The lineage that survived was the Marine Corps’. A marine air observation unit was formed on 1 March 1958 with eight aircraft, and in 1963 became an aviation group flying L-19 and L-20 spotter aircraft, according to Namuwiki. It went to Vietnam with the marine formation and flew observation, leaflet and fire-support missions there — Korean Wikipedia calls it the country’s first air unit deployed abroad. When the Marine Corps headquarters was dissolved in 1973, its aviation was merged into a re-formed naval air unit at Gimhae on 1 May 1973, with 125 people and 23 aircraft. The S-2 Tracker gave that unit a real job: eight flown by the air force from 1970 passed to the navy in January 1976 and 23 more followed, 31 in all. The headquarters moved to Pohang on 16 July 1978.
1977–1991: Alouettes on destroyers and a boat sunk in the East Sea
Ship-borne helicopters came next. Twelve Aérospatiale Alouette IIIs arrived in 1977–1979 for the ex-American Gearing-class destroyers of the Chungbuk class, armed for both anti-submarine and anti-ship work. On 13 August 1983 the Alouette of the destroyer Gangwon fired an AS-12 missile at a fast North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea, which South Korea says had landed four agents on the Gyeongbuk coast on 5 August; the boat returned fire and was sunk, and three bodies were recovered, according to Namuwiki. No North Korean account of the episode was found. In February 1986 the air arm was reorganised as the 6th Air Wing (제6항공전단).
1991–2016: Lynx and Orion, from the Yellow Sea to the Gulf of Aden
The 1990s brought the aircraft that still form most of the fleet. Twelve Westland Lynx Mk.99s arrived from 1990 and 13 Super Lynx Mk.99As in 1999–2000; the first P-3C Orions came in 1995, and the last Tracker had gone by 2001. Eight ex-US Navy airframes were rebuilt by Korean Air and L-3 as P-3CKs by 2010. The helicopters went to sea in earnest with the Cheonghae Unit, formed on 3 March 2009 to escort shipping off Somalia: in January 2011 the Lynx of the destroyer Choe Yeong engaged pirates during the rescue of the tanker Samho Jewelry. The record has a darker side. A Lynx went down near Chujado in April 2010 with all aboard, another ditched on 17 April 2010 after parts that should have been replaced were not, and a third crashed in the East Sea on 26 September 2016, killing three.
2016–2026: Wildcat, Poseidon, Seahawk — and a crash at Pohang
The last decade has replaced almost everything. Eight AW159 Wildcats, chosen on 15 January 2013 over the MH-60, were delivered in 2016. The 6th Air Wing became Naval Air Command, under a rear admiral, on 15 July 2022. Six Boeing P-8A Poseidons reached Pohang on 19 and 30 June 2024 and were declared operational in July 2025. Between them came the worst day in the arm’s recent history: on 29 May 2025 a P-3CK whose airframe had first been delivered to the US Navy in 1967 crashed near Pohang on a training circuit, killing all four crew. Twelve MH-60R Seahawks, selected in December 2020, were formally accepted on 1 April 2026; on 19 May 2026 Washington approved 24 more, and on 15 September 2026 Seoul confirmed about 20 to replace the Lynx, according to Namuwiki.
Qué funciona, qué no funciona y qué falta todavía
The arm’s strength is its focus: nearly every aircraft it owns exists to find submarines, and the North’s submarine force is the threat it was built against. Its weakness has been age and slow decisions. The P-8 was first sought in 2013 to replace 16 P-3Cs and arrived eleven years later in a batch of six, not the 20 originally sought; the P-3CK lost in 2025 had no stall-warning device and no flight data recorder, the investigation reported. Wikipedia’s account of the P-3CK upgrade cites a 2010 exercise in which South Korean forces detected only 28 per cent of North Korean submarines. Fifteen Orions still fly beside six Poseidons, and the plan is to replace them by 2035. The Lynx, now 26 to 36 years old, is the next to go.
The Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) in numbers
Servicio
- Nombre nativo
- 해군항공사령부 (Haegun Hanggong Saryeongbu)Naval Air Command, the name since 15 July 2022; before that the 6th Air Wing (제6항공전단) from 1986. Spelling as in Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki; the navy’s own site could not be reached
- Fundado
- 15 July 1957Formal founding of the naval air unit. An aviation section existed at Jinhae from April 1951; the unit was disbanded on 1 March 1963 and re-formed on 1 May 1973 with the marine aviation that dated from 1958
- Parte de
- Republic of Korea NavyEnglish Wikipedia says the command is led by a rear admiral (upper half). The Marine Corps Aviation Group, re-formed in 2021, also flies from Pohang but belongs to the Marine Corps
- Comandante
- Rear Adm. Jo Young-sangPer Namuwiki; date of appointment not published in the sources reached
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Adm. Kang Dong-gilSegún la Wikipedia en inglés
- Sede
- PohangAt Pohang Gyeongju Airport, which the navy owns, since 16 July 1978
Fortaleza
- Aeronave
- About 70English Wikipedia’s figure for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft together
- Patrulla marítima
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- P-8A Poseidon — 6
- P-3C Orion — 8
- P-3CK Orion — 7 (one lost on 29 May 2025)
The Orions are to be replaced by 2035, Namuwiki says; no further P-8 order had been placed
- Helicópteros embarcados
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- AW159 Wildcat — 8
- Super Lynx Mk.99A — 12
- Lynx Mk.99 — 11
- MH-60R Seahawk — 12 accepted 1 April 2026
Lynx counts are Wikipedia’s; 12 Mk.99 and 13 Mk.99A were delivered. Wikipedia lists 2 MH-60R in service and 10 to come; Namuwiki says all 12 were accepted on 1 April 2026 with two entering service first
- Utility and support
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- UH-60P Black Hawk — 8
- Reims-Cessna F406 target tug — 5
Según la Wikipedia en inglés
- Drones
- S-100 and CARV-IIKorean Wikipedia lists both with 63 Maritime Air Group; numbers not published
Infraestructura
- Estaciones de aire
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- Pohang (K-3) — headquarters, P-8A and P-3
- Jinhae (K-10)
- Mokpo (K-15) — training
- Jeju — detachment at the international airport
As listed by English Wikipedia; the training group at Mokpo per Korean Wikipedia
- Groups
- Three maritime air groups61 and 63 at Pohang, 62 at Jinhae, with a logistics group, a base defence group and the 609 Education and Training Group at Mokpo, per Korean Wikipedia
- Ships with helicopters
- Destroyers and frigatesWildcats operate from the Incheon-class frigates; Lynx have deployed with the Cheonghae Unit off Somalia since 2009
- Shared airfield
- Pohang Gyeongju AirportNavy-owned, with civil flights by the Korea Airports Corporation and a US Marine Corps presence; renamed on 14 July 2022
How the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) is organised
Naval Air Command, the 6th Air Wing until July 2022, runs the navy’s aircraft from Pohang through three maritime air groups and a training group. Six P-8A Poseidons and 15 Orions hunt submarines from Pohang, and AW159 Wildcats, Lynx and new MH-60R Seahawks fly from the destroyers and frigates. The Marine Corps has had its own aviation group, also at Pohang, since December 2021.
Naval Air Command
The Republic of Korea Navy’s air arm, formed on 15 July 2022 from the 6th Air Wing and led by a rear admiral, with about 70 aircraft according to English Wikipedia. Namuwiki names Rear Adm. Jo Young-sang as commander; the date he took over was not published in the sources reached. The Chief of Naval Operations is Adm. Kang Dong-gil.
61 Maritime Air Group
The fixed-wing patrol force: six P-8A Poseidons, which arrived in June 2024 and were declared operational in July 2025 with 617 Flight Squadron, and 15 P-3C and P-3CK Orions, to be replaced by 2035. A P-3CK of 615 Flight Squadron crashed near Pohang on 29 May 2025, killing four.
Destroyer and frigate flights
Eight AW159 Wildcats delivered in 2016 for the Incheon-class frigates, 23 Lynx and Super Lynx in Wikipedia’s count, and 12 MH-60R Seahawks accepted on 1 April 2026. Lynx have sailed with the Cheonghae Unit off Somalia since 2009. Korean Wikipedia places 62 Maritime Air Group at Jinhae; which helicopters it flies is not stated in the sources.
63 Maritime Air Group
UH-60P Black Hawks, eight according to Wikipedia, and S-100 and CARV-II unmanned aircraft, per Korean Wikipedia; numbers of drones are not published.
609 Education and Training Group
The arm’s training group, at the former civil airport of Mokpo according to Korean Wikipedia; its aircraft are not listed in the sources. Five F406 target tugs support gunnery training.
Jeju detachment
A maritime patrol detachment at Jeju International Airport, listed by English Wikipedia; the national AIP names the navy’s 615 Squadron in the airport’s rescue arrangements.
What the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) flies today
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| Tipo | Role | En servicio | Desde | Unidades | Notas | |
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| Boeing P-8A PoseidónEn servicio | Patrulla marítima y antisubmarina | 6 | 2024 | Six bought; the 2013 requirement was for up to 20 aircraft and Namuwiki mentions a plan for two more, never ordered. | ||
| Lockheed P-3C OrionEn servicio | Patrulla marítima y antisubmarina | 8 | 1995 | Eight; The Aviationist describes them as P-3C-III+. | ||
| Lockheed P-3CK OrionEn servicio | Patrulla marítima y antisubmarina | 7 | 2010 | Eight ex-US Navy P-3Bs converted; seven left after the crash of 29 May 2025. | ||
| Sikorsky MH-60R SeahawkEn servicio | Helicóptero antisubmarino embarcado | 2026 | 2–12. English Wikipedia lists two in service and ten to come; Namuwiki says all 12 were accepted at a ceremony on 1 April 2026, two entering service first. | |||
| AgustaWestland AW159 WildcatEn servicio | Ship-borne anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter | 8 | 2016 | Eight; 12 more were considered in 2015 but not ordered. | ||
| Westland Super Lynx Mk.99AEn servicio | Ship-borne anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter | 12 | 1999 | 13 delivered in 1999–2000; 12 listed by Wikipedia. | ||
| Westland Lynx Mk.99En servicio | Helicóptero antisubmarino embarcado | 11 | 1991 | 12 delivered from 1990; 11 listed by Wikipedia. | ||
| Sikorsky/Korean Air UH-60P Black HawkEn servicio | Helicóptero utilitario | 8 | 1994 | Eight, per Wikipedia (December 2018 and current inventory). | ||
| Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan IIEn servicio | Target towing | 5 | 1999 | Five, per Wikipedia. | ||
| Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and CARV-IIEn servicio | aeronaves no tripuladas |
Bajo pedido
| Tipo | Ordenado | Primera entrega | Notas | |
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| Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk (second batch)Bajo pedido | 20–24.
MásThe US State Department approved 24 MH-60Rs, with an AH-64E upgrade package, in a 4.2 billion dollar sale on 19 May 2026; Seoul’s 178th Defence Acquisition Programme Promotion Committee confirmed about 20 on 15 September 2026 to replace the Lynx, according to Namuwiki. A contract had not been reported. |
Every type the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) has retired
6 types, from the North American T-6 Texan (Haechwiho) to the Bell UH-1H Iroquois. Las cifras máximas corresponden a las aeronaves puestas en servicio durante toda su vida útil, no al número total de efectivos de la flota en una fecha concreta.
| Tipo | Role | Cima | Servido | Reemplazado por | Notas | |
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois | Amphibious operations and utility helicopter | |||||
| Aeroespacial Alouette III | Ship-borne helicopter, later trainer | 12 | 1977–2019 | Lince | 12 delivered 1977–1979. | |
| Rastreador Grumman S-2 | Patrulla antisubmarina | 31 | 1976–2001 | P-3C | Eight first flown by the air force (1970–71) and transferred in January 1976, plus 23 delivered August 1976–1982. Variants not confirmed. | |
| North American T-6 Texan (Haechwiho) | Patrol and liaison | 1951– | At least one. | |||
| Cessna L-19 (O-1) Bird Dog and de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver | Observation (Marine Corps) | 1958– | The marine observation unit had eight aircraft in 1958; 23 aircraft passed to the navy in 1973, types not itemised. | |||
| Hughes 500MD/ASW Defender | Helicóptero antisubmarino embarcado | A small number; not quantified. |
Where South Korea’s naval aviation flies from
Los marcadores negros indican bases activas, los marcadores huecos, aeródromos que han cerrado. Pohang, a navy-owned airfield shared with a civil airport, has been the arm’s headquarters since 16 July 1978; Jinhae, where naval flying began in 1951, Mokpo and a detachment at Jeju complete the list. Gimhae, where the arm was re-formed in 1973 and which it left for Pohang in 1978, is now an air force base. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| Base | OACI | Estado | Pista | Unidades y aeronaves |
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| GimhaeCiudad metropolitana de Busan (Gangseo-gu) | RKPK | Activo | 18R/36L3.200 mconcreto18L/36R2.743 mconcreto |
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| Jeju International Airportnavy detachmentJeju Special Self-Governing Province | RKPC | Activo | 07/253.180 metros13/311.900 m |
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| Jinhae NavalSouth Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangnam-do), Changwon (Jinhae) | RKPE | Activo | 18/361,148 m |
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| Mokpo NavalSouth Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do) | RKJM | Activo |
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| Pohang NavalNorth Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangbuk-do), Pohang | RKTH | Activo | 10/282.133 metrosconcreto |
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Who is stationed where in the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command)
Unidades voladoras por base, unidades actuales primero. The navy numbers its air groups in the 60s and its squadrons in the 600s: 615 Flight Squadron flies the P-3CK and 617, formed in October 2021, the P-8A. Units of the former 6th Air Wing and of the Marine Corps are listed and marked as such. Where a unit’s base rests on Korean Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.
- 61 Maritime Air Group (제61해상항공전대)Maritime patrol group · active
- Boeing P-8A Poseidón, Lockheed P-3C and P-3CK Orion
- 615 Flight SquadronEscuadrón de patrulla marítima · activo
- Lockheed P-3CK Orion
- 617 Flight SquadronEscuadrón de patrulla marítima · activo
- Boeing P-8A Poseidón
- 63 Maritime Air Group (제63해상항공전대)Helicopter and unmanned aircraft group · active
- UH-60P Black Hawk, S-100 and CARV-II drones
- Marine Corps Aviation Group (해병대 항공단)Marine Corps helicopter group · active
- KAI MUH-1 Marineon
- 6th Air Wing (제6항공전단)1986–2022
- S-2 Tracker, P-3C Orion, Lynx, Alouette III
- 62 Maritime Air Group (제62해상항공전대)Maritime air group · active
- Navy aviation section (항공반)1951–1963
- T-6 Texan (Haechwiho)
- 609 Education and Training Group (제609교육훈련전대)Grupo de entrenamiento · activo
- Maritime patrol detachmentDesapego · activo
- P-3 Orión
- Naval air unit (해군 항공대)1973–1978
- S-2 Tracker and the former marine aircraft
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Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) milestones, 1914 to today
April: an aviation section is formed at the Jinhae naval base. August: the Haechwiho, a rebuilt T-6, enters service.
15 July: the naval air unit is formally founded — the date the arm still counts from.
1 March: the Marine Corps forms an air observation unit with eight aircraft.
1 March: the naval air unit is disbanded, Namuwiki says because US advisers judged it premature. The marine unit becomes an aviation group with L-19s and L-20s.
Marine aviation goes to Vietnam with the Blue Dragon formation, the first Korean air unit deployed abroad according to Korean Wikipedia.
1 May: a naval air unit is re-formed at Gimhae, absorbing the marine aviation: 125 people and 23 aircraft.
January: the navy takes over eight S-2 Trackers from the air force; 23 more follow by 1982.
16 July: the headquarters moves to Pohang.
13 August: an Alouette III from the destroyer Gangwon sinks a North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea with an AS-12, by the South Korean account.
1 February: the arm becomes the 6th Air Wing.
The first P-3C Orions arrive; the last S-2 retires in 2001.
18–21 January: the Lynx of ROKS Choe Yeong fires on pirates during the rescue of the Samho Jewelry.
13 June: the first four AW159 Wildcats are delivered. 26 September: a Lynx crashes in the East Sea; three crew die.
15 July: the 6th Air Wing becomes Naval Air Command.
19 and 30 June: six P-8A Poseidons arrive at Pohang. 6 September: the last UH-1H is retired at Mokpo.
29 May: a P-3CK crashes at Pohang, killing four. July: the P-8As are declared operational.
1 April: the 12 MH-60Rs are formally accepted. 19 May: the US approves 24 more; on 15 September about 20 are confirmed to replace the Lynx.
Every operation South Korea’s naval aviation has flown
Salidas y pérdidas donde consta en el registro, y un espacio en blanco honesto donde no.
- La guerra de Corea 1950–1953 An aviation section formed at Jinhae in April 1951 and flew a single rebuilt T-6, the Haechwiho, from August 1951
- La guerra de Vietnam 1965–1973 Flew observation, leaflet-dropping and fire-support missions with light aircraft for the Korean marine formation
- The sinking of a North Korean infiltration boat 1983 An Alouette III from the destroyer Gangwon fired an AS-12 missile at a fast North Korean infiltration boat, which was sunk
- Counter-piracy off Somalia (Cheonghae Unit) 2009–present Lynx helicopters on the escorting destroyers protect merchant ships and deter pirate skiffs
- Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden 2011 The destroyer’s Lynx engaged a pirate skiff on 18 January and fired on the hijacked tanker during the boarding of 21 January
Who built the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) fleet
Cada empresa que fabrica los aviones que aparecen en esta página tiene su propia página: la historia, todos los tipos que ha fabricado, las cifras y las demás fuerzas aéreas que los utilizan.
Flota actual y pedidos
Sikorsky, Lockheed, Westland, AgustaWestland, Boeing, Korean Air Aerospace Division, Reims Aviation, Schiebel
Antigua flota
Aeroespacial, Campana, Cessna, Grumman, Hughes, Aviación norteamericana, de Havilland Canadá
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Todos los datos, verificados
- Namuwiki: 해군항공사령부User-edited; used as a finding aid for the lineage dates (1957, 1 March 1963 disbandment, 1973, 20 December 1975, 24 January 1977, 16 July 1978, 1 February 1986, 15 July 2022), the commanders since 2022 and the dates of type introduction.
- Namuwiki: P-8 포세이돈/운용국Korean section: three P-8As reached Pohang on 19 June 2024 and three on 30 June 2024; the navy declared the six operational on 3 July 2025; flown by 617 Flight Squadron of 61 Maritime Air Group, formed 1 October 2021; aim to replace all P-3s by 2035.
- The Aviationist: South Korea’s P-8 Poseidons Are Now Operational (7 July 2025)Six P-8As operational in July 2025 with Naval Air Command at Pohang after arriving in two batches of three in June 2024; the P-3 fleet of 15 (eight P-3C-III+ and seven P-3CK); the P-3CK crash of 29 May 2025, the only P-3 loss since 1995.
- Namuwiki: MH-60 시호크/운용국Korean section: selected 15 December 2020 by the 132nd acquisition committee; 12 for about 800 million dollars; first Korean test-flight footage 5 March 2025; fleet review 28 September 2025; acceptance ceremony 1 April 2026, two entering service first; US approval of 24 more on 19 May 2026; about 20 Seahawks confirmed on 15 September 2026 by the 178th committee to replace the Lynx.
- Nombrewiki: AH-64/운용국States that on 19 May 2026 the US State Department approved a 4.2 billion dollar sale to South Korea of 24 MH-60R Seahawks and an AH-64E v6 upgrade package.
- Namuwiki: 포항 해군 P-3CK 오라이언 추락 사고29 May 2025, 13:52, Sinjeong-ri, Donghae-myeon, Pohang; P-3CK of 615 Flight Squadron; airframe first delivered to the US Navy in 1967; four killed on a touch-and-go training flight; investigation result of 13 November 2025; the S-2 crash near Pohang on 27 November 1989 with four killed.
- Namuwiki: P-3 오라이언Says a ROK Navy P-3C tracked a Russian submarine and forced it to surface (undated); ROK Navy P-3Cs built at Marietta.
- Namuwiki: 슈퍼 링스12 Mk.99 delivered from 1990 and 13 Mk.99A in 1999–2000; dipping sonar; accidents near Chujado in April 2010, a ditching on 17 April 2010 traced to maintenance fraud, and the East Sea crash of 26 September 2016 with three crew lost; role in the Gulf of Aden.
- Namuwiki: S-2Eight S-2s delivered to the ROKAF May 1970–December 1971 and passed to the navy in January 1976; 23 more from August 1976 to 1982 (31 in all); replaced by the P-3 from 1995 and all retired by 2001; crashes in May 1976 and 1989; one at the War Memorial of Korea.
- Namuwiki: 알루에트 III12 delivered 1977–1979 for the Chungbuk-class destroyers; front-line role ended as the Lynx arrived from 1991, training from 2007, retired December 2019; an AS-12 fired from the destroyer Gangwon’s Alouette sank a North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea on 13 August 1983; three bodies recovered.
- Namuwiki: 500MDSays the navy flew a small number of 500MD/ASW helicopters and retired them early because of sea conditions; numbers and dates not given.
- Namuwiki: 해병대 항공단Marine aviation: observation unit 1958, aviation group March 1963 with L-19 and L-20; observation, leaflet and fire-support flying in Vietnam; transferred to the navy in 1973; Marine Corps Aviation Group re-formed at Pohang on 1 December 2021 with the MUH-1 Marineon; the 17 July 2018 crash with five killed.
- Namuwiki: 포항경주공항Owned by the ROK Navy; Naval Air Command and the Marine Corps Aviation Group based there; runway 2,133 by 46 m; closed for resurfacing for two years from 1 July 2014; renamed on 14 July 2022.
- Namuwiki: UH-1South Korean forces first took the UH-1 in 1968; the navy flew the UH-1H as an amphibious operations helicopter; the army retired its UH-1Hs on 27 July 2020; Naval Air Command held the last UH-1H retirement ceremony at Mokpo on 6 September 2024, ending the type’s military service; the army UH-1H crash at Chuncheon on 15 February 2016.
- Korean eAIP, AD 2 RKTH Pohang Gyeongju (AIRAC AIP AMDT 9/26, effective 30 September 2026)ARP 355916N 1292507E, 23 m; runway 10/28 2,133 x 46 m concrete; operator Korea Airports Corporation, with ROK Navy Naval Air Command; IFR/VFR, ATS H24.
- Korean eAIP, AD 2 RKPC Jeju International (AIRAC AIP AMDT 9/26, effective 30 September 2026)ARP 333044N 1262934E, 36 m; runways 07/25 3,180 x 45 m and 13/31 1,900 x 45 m, asphalt; Korea Airports Corporation; names ROK Navy 615 Squadron in its rescue arrangements.
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