Tuy Hòa Base Camp
| Tuy Hòa Base Camp | |
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| Coordinates | 12°59′06″N 109°22′48″E / 12.985°N 109.38°E |
| Type | Army |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-70 |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division |
| Phú Hiệp Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland and housing.
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