Tan Son Nhut Air Base

Tan Son Nhut Air Base
  
Part of Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)
Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF)
Tan Son Nhut Air Base – June 1968
Tan Son Nhut Air Base is located in Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Coordinates10°49′08″N 106°39′07″E / 10.81889°N 106.65194°E / 10.81889; 106.65194 (Tan Son Nhut AB)
TypeAir Force Base
Site information
ConditionJoint Civil/Military Airport
Site history
Built1955
In use1955–present
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Summary
Elevation AMSL10 m / 33 ft
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 3,048 10,000 Concrete
07R/25L 3,800 12,468 Concrete

Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. Following the Fall of Saigon, it was taken over as a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) facility and remains in use today.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport, (IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS) has been a major Vietnamese civil airport since the 1920s.