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Location Lat 10° 49' 8N Long 106° 39' 7E Tân Sơn Nhất Airfield (Tan Son Nhat Airfield) is located at an elevation of 33' above sea level near Tân Sơn Nhất in the vicinty of Saigon. Today, located in the Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Prewar Built in the early 1930s by the French. Wartime History During the Pacific War, used by the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as a miliary airfield. At the end of the Pacific War, a total of 24 Japanese planes were surrendered at this location including airworthy Ki-100 8476M. Until at least December 1945, Japanese personnel remained, servicing and repairing Ki-100 8476M for Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit–South East Asia (ATAIU-SEA). Postwar During the 1950s expanded for military use during the Vietnam War. Today Tan Son Nhat Airport is a civlian airport and port of entry. Also known as Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The airport has two runways. The first is oriented 25L/07R measures 12,468' x 148' surfaced with concrete. The second is oriented 25R/07L meausres 10,000' x 148' surfaced with concrete. Airport codes: ICAO: VVTS IATA: SGN. References Also spelled Tan Son Nhat Airfield in Englished sources. Contribute
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