Qui Nhơn Airfield

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]

Qui Nhơn Airfield
Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province in South Vietnam
Qui Nhơn Airfield, 13 April 1966
Qui Nhơn Airfield
Coordinates13.766°N 109.222°E / 13.766; 109.222 (Qui Nhơn Air Base)
Site information
OwnerRepublic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)
OperatorRepublic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)
Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
United States Army (US Army)
Conditionabandoned
Site history
Built1966 (1966)
In use1966-1975 (1975)
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: UIH, ICAO: VVQN
Elevation10 feet (3 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 5,100 feet (1,554 m) 

History
Qui Nhon Army Airfield control tower, 30 October 1970

In April 1966 the 84th Construction Battalion built a 1,197 feet (365 m) extension to the runway.[2]:125 In early 1967 the RMK-BRJ construction firm built a 3,400 feet (1,000 m) 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. p. 5–431. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. Traas, Adrian (2011). Engineers at War. Government Printing Office. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Dunstan, S (1988). Vietnam Choppers. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85045-572-3.
  4. "18 September 1965 Lockheed C-130A Hercules". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. "30 June 1966 Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. "30 November 1967 de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. "25 May 1970 Beechcraft U-21A Ute". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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