Ban Me Thuot East Airfield
| Ban Me Thuot East Airfield | |||||||
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| Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk Province in Vietnam | |||||||
AH-1 Cobras in revetments, 6 November 1968 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Operator | Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Pacific Air Forces (USAF) United States Army | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 12°39′57″N 108°07′04″E / 12.66583°N 108.11778°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1961 | ||||||
| In use | 1961- | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War Battle of Ban Me Thuot | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 1,759 feet (536 m) AMSL | ||||||
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Ban Me Thuot East Airfield (also known as Ban Me Thuot FSB, Camp Torres, FSB Aquarius, Hoa Binh Airfield, LZ Ban Me Thuot and Phung Duc Airfield) was a military and civilian airfield and army base located approximately 8 km southeast of Buôn Ma Thuột.