Qui Nhon Airfield

Qui Nhơn Airfield
Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province in South Vietnam
Qui Nhơn Airfield, 13 April 1966
Qui Nhơn Airfield is located in Vietnam
Qui Nhơn Airfield
Qui Nhơn Airfield
Coordinates13°45′58″N 109°13′19″E / 13.766°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) 

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]

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 

The 1883d Communications Squadron designated and organized at Qui Nhon Airfield, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965, forming part of the 1964th Communications Group. It then moved to Phu Cat Air Base on 1 April 1967.[3]

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

  • 18 September 1965 USAF Lockheed C-130A Hercules #55-0038 crashed into the sea while on final approach killing 4 of 11 crew and passengers[5]
  • 30 June 1966 USAF Fairchild C-123B Provider #54-0644 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn[6]
  • 30 November 1967 USAF de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou #62-4175 on approach to Qui Nhơn diverted due to bad weather and hit a mountain 5 km south of the base killing all 26 passengers and crew[7]
  • 25 May 1970 U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21A #66-18026 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn[8]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qui Nhơn Airfield.

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ^ a b Traas, Adrian (2011). Engineers at War. Government Printing Office.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Miller, Linda G. (1990). A Salute to Air Force Communications Command, Leaders and Lineage (PDF). Scott AFB, IL: Office of AFCC History. p. 383. OCLC 49946668. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ a b c d Dunstan, S (1988). Vietnam Choppers. Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85045-572-3.
  5. ^ "18 September 1965 Lockheed C-130A Hercules". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ^ "30 June 1966 Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ "30 November 1967 de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ^ "25 May 1970 Beechcraft U-21A Ute". Aviation safety network. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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