Vietnam People's Air Force Republic of Vietnam Air Force United States Air Force
Condition
Captured 1975 by PAVN, later used as a military airfield/civil airport
Site history
Built
1965
In use
1965–present
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants
4th Air Division (RVNAF) 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron (USAF)
Airfield information
IATA: none
ICAO: none
Summary
Elevation AMSL
3 m / 10 ft
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
m
ft
06/24
2,404
7,887
Concrete
Binh Thuy Air Base (also known as Can Tho Air Base and Trà Nóc Air Base) was a United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy, Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War. It is located 7 km northwest of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta.[1]
^Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1555716257.
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intersection they were hit by an airstrike from RVNAF jets operating from BinhThuyAirBase which destroyed two T-54s. The six surviving tanks arrived at the...
intersection they were hit by an airstrike from RVNAF jets operating from BinhThuyAirBase which destroyed two T-54s. The six surviving tanks arrived at the...
Tactical Air Support Squadron (Light) was organized at BinhThuyAirBase, South Vietnam, on 8 May 1965. It provided aircrews in Vietnam to direct air strikes...
city served ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates International airports BìnhThủy district, Cần Thơ Cần Thơ VVCT VCA Can Tho International Airport 10°05′07″N...
operating locations at BinhThuy, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Pleiku Air Bases.: 35 In May 1966 the 4th Air Commando Squadron moved its base to Nha Trang AB where...
aircraft losses over Hanoi and Haiphong.: 204 7 May A VC attack on BinhThuyAirBase destroyed four RVNAF A-1H Skyraiders and two UH-34s.: 56 8 May Walt...
this area until 1969. Detachment 1 of the group was established at BinhThuyAirBase to operate the Theater Indoctrination School. In addition to preparing...
Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1997) France Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1949) Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1999) Ramey Air...
War in 1965 by United States Air Force (USAF) civil engineering units as a military airfield, which became BinhThuyAirBase. It was used by the USAF as...
"Pentagon List of Dead". AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2016. p. 95. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire...
Cam Ranh AirBase On 15 September 1965 two more detachments were organized:: 70 Detachment 9 Pleiku AirBase Detachment 10 BinhThuyAirBase On 8 January...
Beach and HA(L)-3 was home based at BinhThuyAirBase, South Vietnam since 1 April 1967 and was never US based. On January 1, 1968, NAAS Imperial Beach...
squadrons of VNAF helicopters in Military Region IV; 2 fully active at BinhThuyAirBase and 1 at Soc Trang. Senior VNAF officers and USAF advisors revealed...
Nang AirBase, RVN 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron: Pleiku AirBase, RVN 22d Tactical Air Support Squadron: BinhThuyAirBase, RVN 23d Tactical Air Support...
also responsible for BinhThuyAirBase, South Vietnam between 12 May and 1 July 1970. The group provided support for Seventh Air Force flying operations...
Global Information
Vietnam People's Air Force
Republic of Vietnam Air Force
United States Air Force