Phu Cat Airport

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Phù Cát Airport
IATA: UIH - ICAO: VVPC

Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator Middle Airport Authority
Serves Qui Nhon
Elevation AMSL 80 ft (24 m)
Coordinates 13°57′18″N, 109°02′32″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 10,010 3,051 Concrete
For the Vietnam War military use of this facility, see Phu Cat Air Base

Phù Cát Airport (IATA: UIHICAO: VVPC) is located in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. It is located just northwest of Qui Nhon within Binh Dinh Province along the central coast of Southern Vietnam.

As well as being a commercial airport, Phu Cat is also used by the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam).

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Phù Cát Airport was built in 1966 during the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force (USAF). During the war, it was a major air base for the South Vietnamese Air Force and USAF. After 1975, it was used as a military airfield for the Vietnamese Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam), and developed into a regional civil airport.

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