Qui Nhơn Airfield

Qui Nhơn Airfield
 
Part of South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF)
Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
Coordinates 13°45′58″N 109°13′19″E / 13.766°N 109.222°E / 13.766; 109.222 (Qui Nhơn Air Base)
Type Airfield
Site information
Condition abandoned
Site history
Built 1966
In use 1966-75
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Airfield information
IATA: UIH – ICAO: VVQN
Summary
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5,100 1,554 asphalt

Qui Nhơn Airfield (also known as Qui Nhơn Airport, Qui Nhơn Air Base or Qui Nhon Army Airfield) is a former United States Air Force, United States Army and Vietnam Air Force airfield located in Qui Nhon in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam.[1]

History

In April 1966 the 84th Construction Battalion built a 1197-foot extension to the runway.[2] In early 1967 the RMK-BRJ construction firm built a 3400 ft taxiway extension and various support buildings.[2]:274

Army units based at Qui Nhơn included:

USAF units based at Qui Nhơn included:

Current use

The base is now covered with commercial buildings while the former runway is now Nguyễn Tất Thành road. The city is served commercially by Phu Cat Airport.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–431. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. 1 2 Traas, Adrian (2011). Engineers at War. Government Printing Office. p. 125.
  3. ↑ "18 September 1965 Lockheed C-130A Hercules". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "30 June 1966 Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "30 November 1967 de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "25 May 1970 Beechcraft U-21A Ute". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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