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Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base
Part of Royal Thai Navy (RTN)
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base in the 1960s looking to the southwest
Coordinates17°23′02″N 104°38′35″E / 17.38389°N 104.64306°E / 17.38389; 104.64306 (Nakhon Phanom RTNB)
TypeNaval Air Base
Site information
OwnerRoyal Thai Navy
OperatorRoyal Thai Navy
Controlled byRoyal Thai Navy
ConditionMilitary Naval Air Base
Site history
Built1963
Built byMobile Construction Battalion Three
In use1963-present
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Airfield information
  • IATA: KOP
  • ICAO: VTUW
Summary
Elevation AMSL587 ft / 179 m
Coordinates17°23′02″N 104°38′35″E / 17.38389°N 104.64306°E / 17.38389; 104.64306
Map
VTUW is located in Thailand
VTUW
VTUW
Location of Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 8,203 2,500 Asphalt
Bob Hope's 1966 Christmas Show at Nakhon Phanom

The Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River. It is approximately 587 km (365 mi) northeast of Bangkok, 14.5 km (9.0 mi) west of Nakhon Phanom city in Nakhon Phanom Province in the northeastern region of Thailand, and 411 km (255 mi) from Hanoi in Vietnam. The Mekong River is NKP's border with Laos. The airfield at NKP is jointly used as a civilian airport.

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