Dong Tac Airport
| Dong Tac Airport
Sân bay Đông Tác |
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | VVTH | ||
| IATA code | TBB | ||
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| Height above MSL | 6 m (20 ft )
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| Runways | |||
| 03L / 21R | 2902 m × 46 m concrete | ||
| 02/20 | 844 m × 27 m asphalt | ||
| 03R / 21L Closed |
2935 m × 46 m concrete | ||
The Dong Tac Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay Đông Tác ), formerly English Tuy Hoa Air Base is an airport of Đông Tác province Phú Yên in Vietnam .
Location and directions
The airport is located near the city of Dong Tac . The nearest port is Van Phong Port , more than 90 km away .
history
During the Vietnam War , Đông Tác Airport was known as Tuy Hoa Air Base . Erected in 1966, it was one of many air bases of the South Vietnamese Air Force and was used by the United States Air Force .
Details of the navigation aids available at the airport are not publicly known.
Incidents
According to ASN , a fatal accident is known near the airport. On December 11, 1965, a Fairchild C-123 B-18-FA provider of the USAF had an accident through contact with trees. 85 inmates were killed.
Web links
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Airport data in flightstats.com (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport details in The Airport Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ locateCoord (English)
- ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( English, as of 2006 )
- ↑ Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)