Tuy Hoa Air Base
| Tuy Hoa Air Base | |
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| Part of Pacific Air Forces (USAF) Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) | |
F-100C of the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, over Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam in 1968. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Condition | Closed 1973, now civil airport |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 13°02′58″N 109°20′01″E / 13.04944°N 109.33361°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-1970 |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 31st Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tuy Hoa Air Base was an air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970. It was built by the United States in 1966 and was used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was captured by the People's Army of Vietnam in April 1975 and was abandoned for several decades. Today, the site has been redeveloped as Tuy Hoa Airport.