Type Army | In use 1967-present Year built 1967 | |
Occupants 9th Infantry DivisionMobile Riverine ForceARVN 9th Division | ||
Cần Thơ Base Camp (also known as Cần Thơ Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and current People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base west of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam.
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History
Cần Thơ airfield was originally established during the French colonial period and was later used by the Japanese during World War II.
1967-72
The base was originally established by the 9th Infantry Division.
Other units stationed here included:
The US Air Force 619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 3 provided air traffic control until June 1972.
1972-5
Cần Thơ was a base for the ARVN 9th Division until April 1975.
Current use
The base remains in use by the PAVN as the headquarters of the 9th Military Region. The airfield is no longer used but still clearly visible on satellite images.