Tuy Hòa Base Camp | |
Ensign: | |
Location: | Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province |
Country: | Vietnam |
Pushpin Map: | Vietnam |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Vietnam |
Pushpin Label: | Tuy Hòa Base Camp |
Operator: | Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (US Army) |
Garrison: | 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division 173rd Airborne Brigade |
Used: | 1966- |
Builder: | 577th Engineer Battalion |
Condition: | Abandoned |
Battles: | Vietnam War |
Elevation: | 20feet |
R1-Number: | 00/00 |
R1-Length: | 3700feet |
R1-Surface: | PSP |
Tuy Hòa Base Camp (also known as Phú Hiệp Airfield or Phú Hiệp Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army base southeast of Tuy Hòa in Phú Yên Province Vietnam.
The base was located approximately 5 km east of Highway 1 and 7 km southeast of Tuy Hoa Air Base.[1]
The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising:
from October 1966 to June 1967.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967.[2]
Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included:
Once the U.S. Air Force ceased operations at Tuy Hòa Air Base in October 1970 the U.S. Army units based at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp moved to Tuy Hòa Air Base and the facility was closed.[3]
The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland and housing.