Cam Ranh Air Force Base | |
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Part of Pacific Air Forces (USAF) Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) Soviet Naval Aviation Russian Naval Aviation Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) | |
Coordinates | 11°59′53″N 109°13′10″E / 11.99806°N 109.21944°E |
Type | Air Force Base |
Site information | |
Condition | Joint civil/military airport |
Site history | |
Built | 1965 |
In use | 1965–present |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
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Cam Ranh Air Force Base is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam. It was one of several air bases built and used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War.
Cam Ranh Air Force Base was part of the large Cam Ranh Bay logistics facility built by the United States. It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval base. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units all had compounds and units assigned to the Cam Ranh Bay facility from its opening in 1965 until its closure in 1972 as part of the drawdown of United States military forces in South Vietnam.
Between 1979 and 2002, the facility was used by the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy.