Binh Thuy Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, It was constructed by the United States

United States

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 in 1965 and used by the South Vietnamese Air Force (SVNAF) and the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

 in the IV Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was seized by the Vietnam People's Army

Vietnam People's Army

The Vietnam People's Army is the armed forces of Vietnam. The VPA includes: the Vietnamese People's Ground Forces , the Vietnam People's Navy , the Vietnam People's Air Force, and the Vietnam Marine Police.During the French Indochina War , the VPA was often referred to as the Việt...

 in April 1975 and was abandoned for several decades. Today, the site is being redeveloped as Trà Nóc Airport

Trà Nóc Airport

Can Tho International Airport , formerly Trà Nóc Airport is located in Can Tho in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.The airport has been inaugurated on January 1, 2011 and disbursed US$150 million for built on of land, will process up to 5 million passengers a year...

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Binh Thuy Air Base was the most southern airbase used by the VNAF and USAF in Vietnam during the Vietnam War

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...

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