| Quảng Ngãi Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part ofRepublic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) Military Assistance Command Vietnam | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Condition | Joint Civil/Military Airport |
| Location | |
  Quảng Ngãi Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 15°06′56″N108°46′16″E / 15.1155°N 108.771°E /15.1155; 108.771 (Quảng Ngãi Airfield) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-75 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
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| Elevation AMSL | 36 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||
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Quảng Ngãi Airfield was a military and civilian airfield, and army base located approximately 4 km west ofQuảng Ngãi.[1]
Detachments from the20th Tactical Air Support Squadron (20th TASS) operatingCessna O-1 Bird Dogs and laterCessna O-2 Skymasters were based at Quảng Ngãi.
In September 1965, the airfield was used as a staging base forOperation Piranha.[2]
In late January 1966, the airfield was used by the2nd Battalion, 9th Marines as a staging base forOperation Double Eagle.[3] In March 1966, the base was used by the Marines andArmy of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) to supportOperation Utah.[3]: 109–10 In late 1966, a battery of 4155mm howitzers of the4th Battalion, 11th Marines was based at the airfield to provide fire support for the ARVN2nd Division.[3]: 280
In February 1967, the Marines established a logistics base at the airfield to supportOperation Desoto.[4]
In early April 1967,MACV gave instructions to commence theTask Force Oregon plan. This involved the movement of an Army task force to theChu Lai area, to allow the1st Marine Division to move north toDanang to support the3rd Marine Division in northernI Corps.[4]: 78 In September 1967, Task Force Oregon became the23rd Infantry Division, which assumed responsibility for the defense ofQuảng Ngãi Province.[4]: 79
In the early morning of 31 January 1968, the airfield and Quảng Ngãi city were attacked byVietcong forces as part of theTet Offensive. The attack was repulsed at a cost of 56 ARVN and an estimated 500 plus Vietcong killed.[5]
The airfield is no longer used, but is still clearly visible on satellite images.
