List of air groups of the Imperial Japanese Navy explained

This article contains a list of air groups of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Literal translation of 海軍航空隊 (Kaigun Kōkūtai) is "Naval Air Group", however, "Naval" is typically omitted in most of the established English-language sources (e.g.,). The list below follows the same convention.

Place name

Name		Formed	Dissolved	Tail code^[1]	Note, fate
	天草海軍航空隊	1 April 1945	postwar	アマ (Ama)
	厚木海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	20 February 1944	アツ (Atsu, April 1943) R3 (July 1943)	Renamed 203rd Air Group on 20 February 1944.
	父島海軍航空隊	1 April 1939	15 December 1944	チチ (Chichi, April 1939) VIIB (October 1941) V (1942)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	鎭海海軍航空隊	1 October 1936	15 December 1944	チ (Chi)	Incorporated to the 951st Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	千歳海軍航空隊	1 October 1939	1 November 1942	チト (Chito, October 1939) S (November 1940)	Renamed 703rd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	藤澤海軍航空隊	1 June 1944	postwar	フヂ (Fudi)^[2]
	福岡海軍航空隊	1 June 1944	10 July 1945	フク (Fuku)
	福山海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	フヤ (Fuya)
	元山海軍航空隊	15 November 1940	1 November 1942	ゲン (Gen, used in Japan homeland) G (outside Japan homeland)	Renamed 755th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
Genzan Air Group (II)^[3]	元山海軍航空隊	15 August 1944	postwar	ケ (Ke, August 1944) ゲン (Gen, 1945)^[4]
	博多海軍航空隊	15 November 1940	postwar	ハタ (Hata)
	姫路海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	5 May 1945	ヒメ (Hime)
	人吉海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	10 July 1945	ヒト (Hito)
	百里原海軍航空隊	1 December 1939	postwar	リ (Ri)
	諫早海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	postwar	イサ (Isa)
	岩國海軍航空隊	1 December 1939	15 August 1944	イハ (Iha)
Iwakuni Air Group (II)	岩國海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	イハ (Iha)
	出水海軍航空隊	15 April 1943	11 February 1945	イツ (Itsu)	Renamed 1st Izumi Air Group on 11 February 1945.
	第一出水海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	1 March 1945	イツ (Itsu) 1イツ (1Itsu, March 1945)	Headquarters and airmen were moved to the Kōshū Air Group.
	第二出水海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	20 July 1945	2イツ (2Itsu)
	神町海軍航空隊	15 December 1944	postwar	ジン (Jin)
	鹿児島海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	20 July 1945	カコ (Kako)
	海口海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	1 May 1944	カイ (Kai)
	鹿屋海軍航空隊	1 April 1936	1 October 1942	カヤ (Kaya, April 1936) Y (1938) K (November 1940)	Renamed 751st Air Group on 1 October 1942.
Kanoya Air Group (II)	鹿屋海軍航空隊	1 October 1942	10 July 1944	カヤ (Kaya)	Renamed Toyohashi Air Group on 10 July 1944.
	第二鹿屋海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	30 June 1945	2カヤ (2Kaya)
	観音寺海軍航空隊	1 March 1944	postwar	カン (Kan)
	鹿島海軍航空隊	15 December 1938	postwar	カシ (Kashi)
	霞ヶ浦海軍航空隊	1 November 1922	postwar	R (1922) カ (Ka, July 1926)
	香取海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	30 June 1945	カト (Kato)
	木更津海軍航空隊	1 April 1936	1 November 1942	キ (Ki, April 1936) X (1938) R (May 1942)	Renamed 707th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	北浦海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	5 May 1945	キタ (Kita)
	虎尾海軍航空隊	15 May 1944	15 February 1945	コビ (Kobi)
	髙知海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	postwar	カチ (Kachi)
	小富士海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar
	國分海軍航空隊	1 August 1944	1 March 1945	コク (Koku)	Renamed Kan'onji Air Group on 1 March 1945.
	小松海軍航空隊	1 September 1944	30 June 1945	コマツ (Komatsu)
	小松島海軍航空隊	1 October 1941	15 December 1944	コマ (Koma)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	神ノ池海軍航空隊	15 February 1944	15 December 1944	コウ (Kou)
	郡山海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	11 February 1945^[5]	コリ (Kori)	Renamed 1st Kōriyama Air Group on 15 March 1945.
	第一郡山海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	コリ (Kori) 1コリ (1Kori, March 1945)
	第二郡山海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	postwar	2コリ (2Kori)
	光州海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	コウ (Kou)
	髙野山海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	コヤ (Koya)
	河和海軍航空隊	1 December 1943	11 February 1945	カウ (Kau)	Renamed 1st Kōwa Air Group on 1 March 1945.
	第一河和海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	カウ (Kau) 1カウ (1Kau, March 1945)
	第二河和海軍航空隊	1 April 1944	postwar	2カウ (2Kau)
	倉敷海軍航空隊	1 November 1944	postwar	クラ (Kura)
	吳海軍航空隊	1 June 1931	5 May 1945	ク (Ku)
	串本海軍航空隊	1 December 1942	15 December 1944	クシ (Kushi)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	串良海軍航空隊	1 April 1944	10 July 1945	クシラ (Kushira)
	舞鶴海軍航空隊	1 October 1935	15 December 1944	マ (Ma)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	松島海軍航空隊	1 August 1944	postwar	マシ (Mashi)
	松山海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	15 July 1945	マツ (Matsu)
	三重海軍航空隊	1 August 1942	postwar	ミエ (Mie)
	美保海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	30 June 1945	ミホ (Miho)
	第二美保海軍航空隊	15 January 1944	11 February 1945	2ミホ (2Miho)	Headquarters and airmen were moved to the Yamato Air Group.
	美幌海軍航空隊	1 October 1940	1 November 1942	ミ (Mi, October 1940) M (November 1940)	Renamed 701st Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	峯山海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	ミネ (Mine)
	三澤海軍航空隊	10 February 1942	1 November 1942	ミサ (Misa, in Japan homelanmd) H (outside Japan homeland)	Renamed 705th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
Misawa Air Group (II)	三澤海軍航空隊	1 September 1944	30 June 1945	ミサ (Misa)
	宮崎海軍航空隊	1 December 1943	1 August 1944	ミヤ (Miya)
	名古屋海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	postwar	ナコ (Nako)
	奈良海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	ナラ (Nara)
	西ノ宮海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	30 June 1945	ニシ (Nishi)^[6]
	大井海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	postwar	オヰ (Oi)
	追濱海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	20 December 1944	オヒ (Ohi)
	大分海軍航空隊	15 December 1938	15 March 1944	オタ (Ota)
	岡崎海軍航空隊	1 April 1944	11 February 1945	オカ (Oka)	Renamed 1st Okazaki Air Group.
	第一岡崎海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	オカ (Oka) 1オカ (1Oka, March 1945)
	第二岡崎海軍航空隊	15 August 1944	postwar	オカ (Oka) 2オカ (2Oka, March 1945)
	第三岡崎海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	3オカ (3Oka, March 1945)
	沖繩海軍航空隊	15 April 1944	15 December 1944	オキ (Oki)	Incorporated to the 951st Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	大湊海軍航空隊	1 November 1933	15 December 1944	オミ (Omi)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	大村海軍航空隊	1 December 1922	5 May 1945	O (December 1922) オ (O, July 1926)
	黄流海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	1 May 1944	オウ (Ou)
	大津海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	postwar	オツ (Otsu)
	釜山海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	フサ (Fusa)
	佐伯海軍航空隊	15 February 1934	postwar	サヘ (Sahe)
	相模野海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	11 February 1945	サカ (Saka)	Renamed 1st Sagamino Air Group on 11 February 1945.
	第一相模野海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	サカ (Saka) 1サカ (1Saka, March 1945)
	第二相模野海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	postwar	2サカ (2Saka)
	西條海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	サイ (Sai)
	三亞海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	1 June 1944	サン (San)
	佐世保海軍航空隊	1 December 1920	15 December 1944	S (1922) サ (Sa, July 1926)	Renamed 951st Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	靑島海軍航空隊	15 January 1944	postwar	セイ (Sei)
	瀨戸海軍航空隊	1 November 1944	15 July 1945
	上海海軍航空隊	15 January 1944	1 February 1945	シヤ (Shiya)
	滋賀海軍航空隊	15 August 1944	postwar	シガ (Shiga)
	清水海軍航空隊	1 September 1944	30 June 1945	シミ (Shimi)
	新竹海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	1 January 1944	シン (Shin)
	宿毛海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	1 January 1944	スク (Suku)	Renamed 453rd Air Group on 1 January 1944.
	洲ノ埼海軍航空隊	1 June 1943	postwar	スサ (Susa)
	鈴鹿海軍航空隊	1 October 1938	postwar	ス (Su)
	髙雄海軍航空隊	1 April 1938	1 October 1942	タカ (Taka, April 1938) T (November 1940)	Renamed 753rd Air Group on 1 October 1942.
Takao Air Group (II)	髙雄海軍航空隊	1 October 1942	1 December 1944	タカ (Taka)
	第二髙雄海軍航空隊	15 August 1944	15 February 1945	2タカ (2Taka)
	寳塚海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	30 June 1945	タカ (Taka)
	詫間海軍航空隊	1 June 1943	postwar	タク (Taku, June 1943) T (April 1945)
	臺南海軍航空隊	1 October 1941	1 November 1942	タイ (Tai, used in Japan homeland) V (outside Japan homeland)	Renamed 251st Air Group on 1 November 1942.
Tainan Air Group (II)	臺南海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	15 December 1944	タイ (Tai)
	第二臺南海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	15 February 1945	2タイ (2Tai)
	垂水海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	postwar	タル (Taru)
	館山海軍航空隊	1 June 1930	15 December 1944	タ (Ta)	Incorporated to the 903rd Air Group on 15 December 1944.
Tateyama Air Group (II)	館山海軍航空隊	15 May 1945	postwar	タ (Ta)
	田浦海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	タウラ (Taura)
	徳島海軍航空隊	1 April 1942	postwar	トク (Toku)
	東港海軍航空隊	15 November 1940	1 November 1942	トコ (Toko, used in Japan homeland) O (outside Japan homeland)	Renamed 851st Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	東京海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	postwar	ト (To)
	豊橋海軍航空隊	1 April 1943	20 February 1944	トヨ (Toyo, April 1943) R2 (July 1943)	Renamed 701st Air Group on 20 February 1944.
Toyohashi Air Group (II)	豊橋海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar	トヨ (Toyo)
	築城海軍航空隊	1 October 1942	20 February 1944	ツイ (Tsui)	Renamed 553rd Air Group on 20 February 1944.
Tsuiki Air Group (II)	築城海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	postwar	ツイ (Tsui)
	土浦海軍航空隊	15 November 1940	postwar	ツチ (Tsuchi)
	筑波海軍航空隊	15 December 1938	postwar	ツ (Tsu)
	浦戸海軍航空隊	1 November 1944	15 July 1945	ウラ (Ura)
	宇佐海軍航空隊	1 October 1939	5 May 1945	ウサ (Usa)
	宇和島海軍航空隊	1 March 1945	15 July 1945	ウワ (Uwa)
	大和海軍航空隊	11 February 1945	postwar	ヤマ (Yama)
	谷田部海軍航空隊	1 December 1939	postwar	ヤ (Ya)
	横濱海軍航空隊	1 October 1936	1 November 1942	ヨハ (Yoha, October 1936) Y (November 1940)	Renamed 801st Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	横須賀海軍航空隊	1 April 1916	postwar	Y (1922) ヨ (Yo, July 1926)

Numbered name

Name	Kanji	Formed	Dissolved	Tail code	Note, fate
1st Air Group^[7]	第一航空隊	10 April 1941	1 November 1942	Z	Renamed 752nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第二航空隊	31 May 1942	1 November 1942	Q	Renamed 582nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第三航空隊	1 April 1941	1 November 1942	X	Renamed 202nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第四航空隊	10 February 1942	1 November 1942	F	Renamed 702nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第五航空隊	5 August 1942	1 November 1942	R	Renamed 452nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第六航空隊	1 April 1942	1 November 1942	U	Renamed 204th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第七航空隊	15 November 1940	10 April 1941	I-VII	Renamed 16th Air Group on 10 April 1941.
	第八航空隊	15 November 1940	10 April 1941	I-VIII	Renamed 18th Air Group on 10 April 1941.
	第十一航空隊	24 September 1936	16 November 1936
	第十二航空隊	11 July 1937	15 September 1941	S (July 1937) 3 (autumn 1937)
	第十三航空隊	11 July 1937	15 November 1940	T (July 1937) 4 (autumn 1937)
	第十四航空隊	1 April 1938	15 September 1941	9
14th Air Group (II)	第十四航空隊	1 April 1942	1 November 1942	W	Renamed 802nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第十五航空隊	25 June 1938	1 December 1938	K (June 1938) 10 (Late 1938)
15th Air Group (II)	第十五航空隊	15 November 1939	15 November 1940
	第十六航空隊	15 December 1938	15 November 1939		Aircraft and airmen were moved to seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru on 15 November 1939.
16th Air Group (II)	第十六航空隊	10 April 1941	1 February 1942	16	Renamed 3rd Base Force Attached Float Reconnaissance Unit on 1 February 1942.
	第十七航空隊	1 October 1941	1 April 1942	17	Renamed 4th Base Force Attached Float Reconnaissance Unit on 1 April 1942.
	第十八航空隊	10 April 1941	1 December 1942	18	Incorporated to the 902nd Air Group on 1 December 1942.
	第十九航空隊	15 January 1941	1 November 1942	19	Renamed 952nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第二十一航空隊	11 July 1937	20 October 1937		Aircraft and airmen were moved to seaplane tender Kinugasa Maru on 20 October 1937.
21st Air Group (II)	第二十一航空隊	10 June 1942	1 November 1942	21	Renamed 902nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第二十二航空隊	11 July 1937	9 October 1937		Aircraft and airmen were moved to seaplane tender Kinugasa Maru on 9 October 1937.
	第二十三航空隊	13 August 1937	2 October 1937		Aircraft and airmen were moved to seaplane tender Notoro on 2 October 1937.
	第三十一航空隊	1 February 1942	1 November 1942	31	Renamed 954th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第三十二航空隊	1 February 1942	10 June 1942	32	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 21st Air Group on 1 June 1942.
	第三十三航空隊	1 February 1942	1 November 1942	33	Renamed 932nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第三十五航空隊	1 February 1942	1 November 1942	35	Renamed 956th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第三十六航空隊	20 June 1942	1 November 1942	36	Renamed 934th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第四十航空隊	1 February 1942	1 November 1942	40	Renamed 936th Air Group on 1 November 1942.
	第一一海軍航空隊	1 May 1944	5 April 1945	11	Aircraft were moved to the 31st Air Group, airmen were moved to the 381st Air Group.
	第一二海軍航空隊	1 May 1944	15 May 1945	12	Re-organized to the Inshi Air Group on 15 May 1945.
	第一三海軍航空隊	1 May 1944	15 May 1945	13	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 381st Air Group and 936th Air Group.
	第三一海軍航空隊	1 March 1944	postwar	31
	第三二海軍航空隊	1 March 1944	10 July 1944	32	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 31st Air Group on 10 July 1944.
	第一二一海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	雉 (Kiji, October 1943) 21 or 121 (February 1944)	Also known as the Green Pheasant Corps (雉部隊, Kiji Butai).
	第一三一海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar	31 or 131	Also known as the Mount Fuji Corps (芙蓉部隊, Fuyō Butai)(Fuyō is one of the elegant name of Mt.Fuji).
	第一三二海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	postwar	132
	第一三三海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	5 June 1945	133
	第一四一海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	postwar	曉 (Akatsuki, used in Japan homeland) 41 or 141 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Dawn Corps (曉部隊, Akatsuki Butai).
	第一五一海軍航空隊	15 April 1943	10 July 1944	W4 (April 1943) 51 or 151 (1944)
	第一五三海軍航空隊	1 January 1944	postwar	53 or 153
	第一七一海軍航空隊	1 May 1945	postwar	171
	第二〇一海軍航空隊	1 December 1942	postwar	W1 (December 1942) 01 or 201 (1944)
	第二〇二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	10 July 1944	X (November 1942) X2 (1943) 02 or 202 (March 1944)
	第二〇三海軍航空隊	20 February 1944	postwar	3 or 03
	第二〇四海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	4 March 1944	U (November 1942) T2 (1943) 204 (1944)
204th Air Group (II)	第二〇四海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	postwar	204
	第二〇五海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	postwar	205
	第二一〇海軍航空隊	15 September 1944	postwar	210 (1944) 210 with squadron code (1945)
	第二二一海軍航空隊	15 January 1944	postwar	嵐 (Arashi, used in Japan homeland) 21 (July 1944 ?) 221 with squadron code (August 1944)	Also known as the Storm Corps (嵐部隊, Arashi Butai).
	第二五一海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	10 July 1944	U1 (November 1942) 51 (1944)
	第二五二海軍航空隊	20 September 1942	postwar	Y2 (September 1942) 52 or 252 (1944)
	第二五三海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	10 July 1944	U3 (November 1942) Z1 (1943) 53 or 253 (1944)
	第二五四海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	1 January 1945	54 (October 1943) 254 (July 1944)	Incorporated to the 901st Air Group on 1 January 1945.
	第二五六海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	15 December 1944	56 (February 1944) 256 (July 1944)	Incorporated to the 951st Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	第二六一海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	虎 (Tora, October 1943) 61 (February 1944)	Also known as the Tiger Corps (虎部隊, Tora Butai).
	第二六三海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	豹 (Hyō, December 1943) 63 (1944)	Also known as the Leopard Corps (豹部隊, Hyō Butai).
	第二六五海軍航空隊	18 November 1943	10 July 1944	雷 (Ikazuchi, November 1943) 65 (1944)	Also known as the Lightning Corps (雷部隊, Ikazuchi Butai).
	第二八一海軍航空隊	1 March 1943	20 February 1944	V1 (March 1943) 81 (1944)	Honorable death until 6 February 1944 during the Battle of Kwajalein in Ruot.
	第三〇一海軍航空隊	5 November 1943	10 July 1944	ヨC (YoC, November 1943) 01 (1944)
	第三〇二海軍航空隊	1 March 1944	postwar	ヨD (YoD)
	第三一二海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	postwar	312
	第三二一海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	鵄 (Tobi, October 1943) 21 (1944)	Also known as the Black Kite Corps (鵄部隊, Tobi Butai).
	第三二二海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	10 July 1944	電 (Inazuma, used in Japan homeland) 22 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Thunder Corps (電部隊, Inazuma Butai).
	第三三一海軍航空隊	1 July 1943	15 May 1945	31 (July 1943) 331 (July 1944)
	第三三二海軍航空隊	1 August 1945	postwar	32
	第三四一海軍航空隊	15 November 1943	postwar	獅 (Shishi, November 1943) 341 with squadron code (1944)	Also known as the Lion Corps (獅部隊, Shishi Butai).
	第三四三海軍航空隊	1 January 1944	10 July 1944	隼 (Hayabusa, used in Japan homeland) 43 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Falcon Corps (隼部隊, Hayabusa Butai).
343rd Air Group (II)	第三四三海軍航空隊	25 December 1944	postwar	343 with squadron code	Also known as the Sword Corps (剣部隊, Tsurugi Butai).
	第三四五海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	10 July 1944	光 (Hikari, in Japanhomeland) 45 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Sunlight Corps (光部隊, Hikari Butai).
	第三五二海軍航空隊	1 August 1944	postwar	352	Also known as the Kusanagi Corps (草薙部隊, Kusanagi Butai).
	第三六一海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	10 July 1944	晃 (Akira, used in Japan homeland) 361 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Shining Light Corps (晃部隊, Akira Butai).
	第三八一海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	postwar	81 or squadron code
	第四五二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 January 1945	R (November 1942) M1 (1943) VII (July 1943) 52 or 452 (Late 1943)
	第四五三海軍航空隊	1 January 1944	15 December 1944	サA (SaA, January 1944) KEC (February 1944)	Incorporated to the 951st Air Group on 15 December 1944.
	第五〇一海軍航空隊	1 July 1943	10 July 1944	01
	第五〇二海軍航空隊	15 September 1943	1 October 1944	02
	第五〇三海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	ヨB (YoB, October 1943) 03 (February 1944) squadron code (March 1944)
	第五二一海軍航空隊	20 August 1943	10 July 1944	鵬 (Ōtori, August 1943) 21 (1944)	Also known as the Phoenix Corps (鵬部隊, Ōtori Butai).
	第五二二海軍航空隊	1 March 1944	10 July 1944	轟 (Todoroki, used in Japan homeland) 22 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Roar Corps (轟部隊, Todoroki Butai).
	第五二三海軍航空隊	5 November 1943	10 July 1944	鷹 (Taka, November 1943) 23 (1944)	Also known as the Hawk Corps (鷹部隊, Taka Butai).
	第五二四海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	10 July 1944	曙 (Akebono, used in Japan homeland) 24 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Sunrise Corps (曙部隊, Akebono Butai).
	第五三一海軍航空隊	1 July 1943	20 February 1944	31	Honorable death on 5 February 1944 during the Battle of Kwajalein in Ruot.
	第五四一海軍航空隊	15 March 1944	10 July 1944	響 (Hibiki, used in Japan homeland) 41 (outside Japan homeland)	Also known as the Echo Corps (響部隊, Hibiki Butai).
	第五五一海軍航空隊	1 September 1943	10 July 1944	51
	第五五二海軍航空隊	1 December 1942	4 March 1944	W3 (December 1942) Y3 (July 1943) 52 (1944)
	第五五三海軍航空隊	20 February 1944	1 October 1944	53
	第五八二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	4 March 1944	Q (November 1942) T3 (June 1943) 82 (1944)
	第六〇一海軍航空隊	15 February 1944	postwar	31x or 1_x (February 1944) 601 (July 1944)
	第六三一海軍航空隊	15 December 1944	postwar	K6
	第六三四海軍航空隊	1 May 1944	postwar	634 or squadron code
	第六五二海軍航空隊	15 February 1944	10 July 1944	32x or 2_x
	第六五三海軍航空隊	15 February 1944	15 November 1944	33x or 3_x (February 1944) 653 (July 1944) squadron code (temporary)
	第七〇一海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	15 March 1943	M
701st Air Group (II)	第七〇一海軍航空隊	20 February 1944	postwar	R2 (February 1944) 01 or 701 (November 1944)
	第七〇二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	11 December 1943	F (November 1942) U2 (April 1943)
	第七〇三海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	15 March 1943	S (November 1942) U3 (June 1943)
	第七〇五海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 October 1944	H (November 1942) T1 (June 1943) 705 (1944)
	第七〇六海軍航空隊	5 March 1945	postwar	706
	第七〇七海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 December 1942	R	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 705th Air Group on 1 December 1942.
	第七二一海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar	ヨF (YoF) or 721 (October 1944) 721 with squadron code (1945) 神 (Jin, fighter squadron only)	Also known as the God Thunder Corps (神雷部隊, Jinrai Butai).
	第七二二海軍航空隊	15 February 1945	postwar	22 or 722	Also known as the Tornado Corps (竜巻部隊, Tatsumaki Butai).
	第七二三海軍航空隊	10 June 1945	postwar
	第七二四海軍航空隊	1 July 1945	postwar
	第七二五海軍航空隊	1 July 1945	postwar
	第七三二海軍航空隊	1 October 1943	10 July 1944	32
	第七五一海軍航空隊	1 October 1942	10 July 1944	K (October 1942) Z2 (1943) 51 or 751 (1944)
	第七五二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	postwar	Z (November 1942) W2 (May 1943) 52 (1944) 752 (summer 1944)
	第七五三海軍航空隊	1 October 1942	10 July 1944	T (October 1942) X1 (July 1943) 53 (1944) 753 (July 1944)
	第七五五海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	10 July 1944	G (November 1942) Y1 (July 1943) 55 (1944)
	第七六一海軍航空隊	1 June 1943	postwar	龍 (Ryū, June 1943) 761 (1944)	Also known as the Dragon Corps (龍部隊, Ryū Butai).
	第七六二海軍航空隊	15 February 1944	postwar	輝 (Kagayaki, used in Japan homeland) 62 or 762 (outside Japan homeland) 762 with squadron code (Late 1944)	Also known as the Shine Corps (輝部隊, Kagayaki Butai).
	第七六三海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar	763
	第七六五海軍航空隊	5 February 1945	postwar	765
	第八〇一海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	postwar	Y (November 1942) U3 (May 1943) 801 (1944)
	第八〇二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 April 1944	W (November 1942) N1 (March 1943) Y4 (Late 1943) 802 (1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 801st Air Group on 1 April 1944.
	第八五一海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	20 September 1944	O (November 1942) 51 or 851 (Late 1943)
	第九〇一海軍航空隊	18 December 1943	postwar	KEA
	第九〇二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 August 1944	02 (November 1942) 902 (1943 ?)
	第九〇三海軍航空隊	15 December 1944	postwar	ヨG (YoG) or 903
	第九三一海軍航空隊	1 February 1944	postwar	KEB
	第九三二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 October 1944	32	Re-organized to the Tōin Air Group on 1 October 1944.
	第九三三海軍航空隊	1 September 1944	1 January 1945	933	Incorporated to the 936th Air Group on 1 January 1945.
	第九三四海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 October 1944	934
	第九三六海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	postwar	936
	第九三八海軍航空隊	15 April 1943	1 December 1944	38
	第九五一海軍航空隊	15 December 1944	postwar	サ951 (Sa951) or 951
	第九五二海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 March 1944	952
	第九五三海軍航空隊	1 June 1944	1 January 1945	953	Incorporated to the 901st Air Group on 1 January 1945.
	第九五四海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 January 1945	954	Incorporated to the 901st Air Group on 1 January 1945.
	第九五五海軍航空隊	1 August 1944	postwar	955
	第九五六海軍航空隊	1 November 1942	1 December 1942	56	Incorporated to the 582nd Air Group on 1 December 1942.
	第九五八海軍航空隊	1 December 1942	postwar	P3 (December 1942) 58 (Late 1943)
	第一航空輸送隊第一〇〇一海軍航空隊	1 May 1943 1 July 1943	postwar	ヨA (YoA, 1943) 01 (1944)
	第一〇二一海軍航空隊	1 January 1944	15 July 1945	鳩 (Hato) or 21	Also known as the Pigeon Corps (鳩部隊, Hato Butai). Incorporated to the 1081st Air Group on 15 July 1945.
	第一〇二二海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar	虹 (Niji) or 22	Also known as the Rainbow Corps (虹部隊, Niji Butai).
	第一〇二三海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	5 March 1945	23
	第一〇八一海軍航空隊	1 April 1944	postwar	ヨE (YoE) or 81

Regional name

Kanji	Formed	Dissolved	Tail code	Note, fate
朝鮮海軍航空隊	10 June 1945	postwar
中菲海軍航空隊	15 November 1944	postwar
中支海軍航空隊	20 February 1945	postwar	中 (Chū)
濠北海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	5 May 1945
東カロリン海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar	HK
菲島海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	15 November 1944		Divided the Hokuhi Air Group, Chūhi Air Group and Nanpi Air Group on 15 November 1944.
北菲海軍航空隊	15 November 1944	postwar
北臺海軍航空隊	15 June 1945	postwar
北東海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar	H
印支海軍航空隊	15 May 1945	postwar
關東海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar
近畿海軍航空隊	15 July 1945	postwar
九州海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar
馬來海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar
マリアナ海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar		Honorable death on 10 August 1944 during the Battle of Guam.
内海海軍航空隊	10 May 1945	postwar
南菲海軍航空隊	15 November 1944	postwar
南方諸島海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	30 April 1945		Honorable death on 17 March 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
南西諸島海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar
南臺海軍航空隊	15 June 1945	postwar
西カロリン海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	postwar
奧羽海軍航空隊	20 June 1945	postwar
西海海軍航空隊	20 March 1945	postwar	S
山陰海軍航空隊	5 May 1945	postwar
臺灣海軍航空隊	10 July 1944	15 June 1945		Divided the Hokutai Air Group and Nantai Air Group on 15 June 1945.
東印海軍航空隊	1 October 1944	postwar
東海海軍航空隊	20 June 1945	postwar

Appendix

Carrier Aircraft Group

Until January 1944

Aircraft carrier

Name	Kanji	Tail code	Note, fate
	赤城飛行機隊	ハ (Ha, 26 June 1926) V (Early in 1941 - 31 March 1941) AI (1 April 1941 - 13 July 1942)	Akagi sunk on 6 June 1942.
	飛龍飛行機隊	ヘ (October 1939) QII (15 November 1940) VI (Early in 1941 - 31 March 1941) BII (1 April 1941 - 13 July 1942)	Hiryū sunk on 6 June 1942.
	飛鷹飛行機隊	DI (25 August 1942 - 31 October 1942) A2-1 (1 November 1942 - spring 1943) A2-2 or 2-2 (spring 1943 - 31 August 1943)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 26th Air Flotilla on 1 September 1943.
Hiyō Aircraft Group (II)	飛鷹飛行機隊	A2-2 (1 September 1943 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to 652nd Air Group on 15 February 1944.
	鳳翔飛行機隊	A (January 1922 - June 1926) ロ (Ro, 26 June 1926 - October 1936) L (1937) GII (15 November 1940) CII (1 April 1941)	Dissolved on 20 June 1942.
	隼鷹飛行機隊	DII (20 May 1942 - 31 October 1942) A2-2 (1 November 1942 - spring 1943) A2-1 or 2-1 (spring 1943 - 31 August 1943)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 26th Air Flotilla on 1 September 1943.
Jun'yō Aircraft Group (II)	隼鷹飛行機隊	A2-1 (1 September 1943 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 652nd Air Group on 15 February 1944.
	加賀飛行機隊	ニ (Ni, 26 June 1926) R (1937) K (1937 - 1939) P (15 November 1940) VI (Early in 1941 - 31 March 1941) AII (1 April 1941 - 13 July 1942)	Kaga sunk on 5 June 1942.
	春日丸飛行機隊大鷹飛行機隊	DII (25 September 1941 - 31 March 1942) CII (14 July 1942 - 31 October 1942) A3-2 (1 November 1942 - 14 December 1943)	Taiyō moved to the General Escort Command on 15 December 1943.
	龍鳳飛行機隊	A2-3 (13 June 1943 - 31 August 1943)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 26th Air Flotilla on 1 September 1943.
Ryūhō Aircraft Group (II)	龍鳳飛行機隊	A2-3 (1 September 1943 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 652nd Air Group on 15 February 1944.
	龍驤飛行機隊	ホ (Ho, April 1933) R (1937) V (1938) GI (15 November 1940) D (1 April 1941 - 7 August 1941) DI (8 August 1941 - 13 July 1942) DIII (14 July 1942 - August 1942)	Ryūjō sunk on 24 August 1942.
	祥鳳飛行機隊	シホ (Shiho, 10 February 1942)^[8] DII (1 April 1942 - 20 May 1942)	Shōhō sunk on 7 May 1942.
	翔鶴飛行機隊	EI (25 September 1941 - 13 July 1942) シカ (Shika, 10 February 1942) EI (14 July 1942 - 31 October 1942) A1-2 (1 November 1942 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 601st Air Group on 15 February 1944.
	蒼龍飛行機隊	イ (I, September 1937) W (1937 - 1939) QI (15 November 1940) VII (Early in 1941 - 31 March 1941) BI (1 April 1941 - 13 July 1942)	Sōryū sunk on 5 June 1942.
	八幡丸飛行機隊雲鷹飛行機隊	CI (14 July 1942 - 31 October 1942) A3-1 (1 November 1942 - 14 November 1943)	Un'yō moved to the General Escort Command on 15 December 1943.
	瑞鳳飛行機隊	CI (1 April 1941 - 19 June 1942) スホ (Suho, 10 February 1942) EIII (20 June 1942 - 31 October 1942) A1-3 (1 November 1942 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 653rd Air Group on 15 February 1944.
	瑞鶴飛行機隊	EII (25 September 1941 - 13 July 1942) スカ (Suka, 10 February 1942) EII (14 July 1942 - 31 October 1942) A1-1 (1 November 1942 - 14 February 1944)	Aircraft and airmen were moved to the 601st Air Group on 15 February 1944.

Seaplane tender

Kanji	Tail code	Note, fate
若宮飛行機隊	D (1922) イ (I, 26 June 1926)	Dissolved in 1926.
能登呂飛行機隊	ト (To, 26 June 1926) ノトロ (Notoro, c. 1931) 13 (summer 1938) ZI (15 November 1940)	Dissolved on 1 July 1941.
神威飛行機隊	モ (Mo, 1933) カモヰ (Kamoi, c. 1936) 5 (August 1937)	Kamoi undertook conversion to a flying boat tender in 1939.
千歳飛行機隊	チセ (Chise, 1938) FI (15 November 1940) YI (1 April 1941)	Chitose undertook conversion to an aircraft carrier on 26 January 1943.
千代田飛行機隊	チタ (Chita, 1938) 5 (1939) Z (February - November 1939) V1 (14 July 1942)	Chiyoda undertook conversion to an aircraft carrier on 16 January 1943.
瑞穂飛行機隊	ミホ (Miho, February 1939) 2 1 (1939) FII (15 November 1940) YII (1 April 1941)	Mizuho had been sunk on 2 May 1942.
日進飛行機隊	V2 (14 July 1942)	Nisshin sunk on 22 July 1943.
衣笠丸飛行機隊	15 (27 September 1937)	Dissolved on 28 April 1938.
香久丸飛行機隊	? (25 August 1937 - 14 October 1938)	Dissolved on 15 October 1938.
神川丸飛行機隊	ZII (15 November 1940) ZI (September 1941) Z (May 1942) YII (14 July 1942) L-1 (1943)	Incorporated to the 958th Air Group on 15 April 1943.
聖川丸飛行機隊	R (1941) RI (14 July 1942 - November 1942)	Renamed 958th Air Group on 1 December 1942.
君川丸飛行機隊	X (December 1941) C21 (1943)	Dissolved on 1 October 1943.
國川丸飛行機隊	YII (November 1942) L-2 (January 1943)	Incorporated to the 958th Air Group on 15 April 1943.
相良丸飛行機隊	O (1941 - March 1942) UVI (July 1942)	Dissolved on 31 October 1942.
讃岐丸飛行機隊	IIB (15 November 1940 - February 1942) Q (14 July 1942 - November 1942)	Dissolved on 1 December 1942.
山陽丸飛行機隊	ZII (September 1941) W (February 1942) P (14 July 1942)	Dissolved on 1 October 1943.
能代川丸飛行機隊	? (1 July 1941 - 31 August 1941)	Dissolved on 1 September 1941.

After February 1944

Naval Air Group	Naval vessel	Tail code
601st Air Group (for 1st Carrier Division)		311 or 1₁ (7 March 1944 - 14 August 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Zuikaku	312 or 1₂ (15 February 1944 - 14 August 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Shōkaku	313 or 1₃ (15 February 1944 - 14 August 1944)
		601 (15 August 1944;10 February 1945)
634th Air Group (for 4th Carrier Division)	Battleship Hyūga Battleship Ise Aircraft carrier Jun'yō Aircraft carrier Ryūhō	634 (1 May 1944 - 14 November 1944) squadron code (August 1944, temporary)
652nd Air Group (for 2nd Carrier Division)	Aircraft carrier Jun'yō	321 or 2₁ (15 February 1944 - 10 July 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Hiyō	322 or 2₂ (15 February 1944 - 10 July 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Ryūhō	323 or 2₃ (15 February 1944 - 10 July 1944)
653rd Air Group (for 3rd Carrier Division)	Aircraft carrier Chitose	331 or 3₁ (15 February 1944 - 14 August 1944) 653 3 (15 August 1944 - 15 November 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Chiyoda	332 or 3₂ (15 February 1944 - 14 August 1944) 653 4 (15 August 1944 - 15 November 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Zuihō	333 or 3₃ (15 February 1944 - 14 August 1944) 653 2 (15 August 1944 - 15 November 1944)
	Aircraft carrier Zuikaku	653 1 (15 August 1944 - 15 November 1944)
931st Air Group (for General Escort Command)		KEB (1 February 1944)

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Wrote what it can be confirmed by official documents or photos. If it is Kanji or Katakana, add italics for read. If it had been used for all periods, do not write down the years and month.
13 June 1944, Notice No. Military-50 Amendment 1936, Notice No. Military-45., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy.
Imperial Japanese Navy has been revived the old name for some Naval Air Groups. And, there is no relation between the predecessor and the second generation. This article add (II) for them.
3 March 1945, Notice No. Military-5 Amendment 1936, Notice No. Military-45., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy.
11 February 1945, Notice No. 127 Naval Air group organizations amendment., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy.
22 March 1945, Notice No. Military-11 Amendment 1936, Notice No. Military-45., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy.
One digit numbered name and two-digits numbered name does not have 海軍 (Kaigun, Naval) in their names.
16 February 1942, Notice No. Military-12 Amendment 1936, Notice No. Military-45., Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Navy. (These are legal tail codes. However, they were not used.)