Base Pack Version 0.9 - Vietnam War project - Free

FSX Vietnam War project (Base Pack Version 0.9) 

1 – The project page 1 

2 – Content page 3 

3 – Installation page 4 

4 – Airbases, airports and airstrips page 5 

4-1 Airfields page 6 

4-2 LZ- FSB, Seaplanes and LZ Fictives page 37 

4-3 Flight Plans page 41 

5 – Objects included in the pack page 43 

6 – Complementary sceneries page 43 

7 – Softwares utilized page 45 

8 – traffic AI – the aircrafts page 46 

9 – Suggested aircrafts and helicopters page 46 

10 – Configuration and settings, known bugs page 47 

11 – Credits and thanks page 48 

12 – Sources and links page 50 

13 – Legal stuff page 51 

1 – The project 

The project was motivated by our desire to recreate for Flight Simulator X 

the aerial campaign that took place over the countries of South East Asia during 

the period 1963 – 1975. For that purpose, airbases, airports and airstrips had to 

be recreated for Vietnam (North and South), Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. 

Furthermore American airbases outside the war zone like Andersen (Guam), 

Clark (Philippines), Elmendorf (Alaska), Kadena (Japan), and Ching Chuan 

Kang (Taiwan) have also been worked on. 

At this stage this version of the project is the follow-up of the Vietnam War 

pack 0.1 of July 2009 (by Xavier Carré) that can be found on the Net at 

specialized sites like Flightsim and Avsim. 

It is also the relay to the magnificent job accomplished by Georges 

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Kwowles who, under Flight Simulator 2002, provided the community of flight 

simmers with a virtual reproduction of most of the military airports located in 

South Vietnam. We would have liked to bring him under the project. 

Unfortunately we have not been able to contact him. 

Throughout our work we have been 

faced with changing pictures of 

airports and airstrips being modified 

over the whole period of the war. The 

same can be said about the aircrafts. 

What you will see in the Vietnam War 

pack is therefore the result of an 

arbitrary choice we made to represent 

airstrips and airports (like Ben Het) at 

the time when major military 

operations or significant ground battles 

took place (invasion of Cambodia by 1 st 

Cavalry and the role of Kontum is an 

example). 

Column of M113 at Dak To ( M113 from Al 

Simms) 

The same can be said about aircrafts that will be found together with aircrafts, 

which were only for a short time on the aerial theatre. 

AI traffic found in this pack in still rudimentary. It will evolve with time, and the 

development of more powerful machines. The AI traffic will be linked with 

major military operations. 

This version is 0.9 base pack. It will be improved, others airfields will be added 

later. 

AI packs, Operations packs and Mission packs will be added later. 

Take a look at the project website for news : FSX Vietnam War project 

You will find some airplanes textures, downloads links to airplanes and other 

objects libraries, and more... 

This project is open, AI airplanes, objects, sceneries, missions authors are 

welcome, you can contact us at : vietnamwar.project@free.fr 

We are looking for Navy operations , AI carrier (USS Enterprise, USS Intrepid), 

and Navy AI airplanes. 

Also AI helicopters are welcome. 

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2 – The content 

5 folders : 

The sceneries folders : 

• Vietnam War project containing the airbases, airports and airstrips as well as 

the complementary sceneries ; (scenery and texture folders) 

• Vietnam War fictive LZ (optional) ; small fictious airstrips wich purpose is 

the challenge of approach, and landing (scenery and texture folders) 

• Vietnam War project Under Fire (optional): some of the project airfields in 

war conditions (scenery and texture folders) 

AI airplanes folder : 

• VnW AI airplanes containing appropriate files ; (Model and textures 

folders) and author readme. 

Documentation folders 

• VnW Documentation containing 

the related documentation 

• The technical leaflets of the 

airports and airstrips (TAD 

Technical Airport 

Documentation) : a small pdf file 

(Adobe reader – freeware, needed, 

you can find it here : Adobe ) 

containing geographical and 

airfields data (length, comms, 

navaids...) and an airfield map. 

• Flight plans VFR VnW : These 

flight plans suggested to discover 

the various airfields of area. 

xxxx.PLN must be copied in file 

« My documents /files Flight 

Simulator X 

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3 - Installation 

VERY IMPORTANT – BEFORE INSTALLATION: 

If the sceneries of Vietnam War Pack 0.1 (Pleiku, Cam Ranh, Dak To et LZ 

Alpha July 2009) have been installed, they must be now removed from FSX. 

1 - Start FSX. In FSX main page, go to Settings > Addon Scenery, and browse to 

locate to the location of the sceneries folders called: Dak To, Cam Ranh, Pleiku 

and LZ Alpha. 

2 - Select one by one, then click delete a zone, and confirm. 

3 - Re-start FSX, and check that they no longer appear in the folder C: \ 

Program Files \ Microsoft Games \ Microsoft Flight Simulator X \ Addon 

Scenery (default path for FSX in XP environment), otherwise delete . 

For beta testers the same procedure to remove Vietnam War project test. 

Crashed A-1 Skyraider (A-1 from Tim Piglet Conrad) 

INSTALLATION: 

To install the new pack, theses procedures must be followed : 

1 - Extract the archive file into a temporary folder. 

Then, launch the FSX Vietnam War project.exe file 

AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION (for any default installation of FSX) 

check FSX path during installation , you can choose another install path if 

necessary (if used another drive than C:) 

OR 

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MANUAL INSTALLATION: when selecting during installation, you can choose 

another folder temporarily, then 

1 - copy the Vietnam War project folders (which contain scenery and texture 

sub-folders) and paste in the Microsoft Flight Simulator X folder / addon 

scenery 

2 - copy the contents of the folder: / simObjects / airplanes (VNW AI airplanes) 

and paste in Microsoft Flight Simulator X / simObjects / airplanes 

3 - Copy the file VNW Document Library folder and paste in Microsoft Flight 

Simulator X folder 

Then: 

- Start FSX, go to Settings > Addon Scenery, and browse to the location of the 

Vietnam War project folders that you want to install : Vietnam War project, 

Vietnam War project Under Fire, Vietnam War project Fictive LZ (normally in 

FSX / addon scenery) , they should then appear at the top of your Addon 

Scenery list. 

VERY IMPORTANT: 

The Vietnam War Project Under Fire scenery must be above the 2 others 

Vietnam War project sceneries to take advantage of its additional scenes. 

- Restart FSX, choose free flight and select airfields from Vietnam, or load a 

flight plan provided 

IMPORTANT: Do not forget to disable the Vietnam War project sceneries to go 

fly in 2009. 

4 - Airports and airstrips 

The technical leaflets (TAD for each airfield, PDF file) may be consulted to 

obtain more information about airbases, airports and airstrips listed hereunder. 

Most of the airports and airstrips are built with heli-starts so that software 

Helitrafic from Flight1 may be utilized to increase the realism of the project. 

NOTA : most of the airports are not lighted. Only the airbases located in 

Thailand and those in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos likely to take night traffic 

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are illuminated 

Ben Het airstrip and SF camp 

Republic of South Vietnam 

A Shau Valley SF camp VVAS 

• N 16.08 E 107.19 Alt 591 m / 1939ft 

• Runway 14/32 Tôle/Steel-mats. Longueur/Length: 

646m/2120ft Largeur/Width: 25m/821ft 

• Tower : 128.500 

• Fuel : No Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : None 

An Thoi VVAT 

• N 10.01 E 104.01 Alt 6 m / 20ft 

• Runway 13/31 Steel-mats Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 136.075 

• Fuel : No Runway lights : No 

Bac Lieu VVBL 

• N 09.18 E 105.43 Alt. 3 ft 

• Runway 16/34 Steel mats. Longueur/Length: 

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• Tower : 136.400 

• Fuel : Yes Runway lights : No 

Ban Me Thuot (Buon Me Thuot) VVBM (VVSB) 

• N 12.39.96 E 108.06.86 Alt 1600 ft 

• Runway 09/27 Asphalt /ASP Length 5400ft Width 90ft 

• Tower 121.400 – 122.500 

• Fuel : Yes Runway lights : no 

• Navaids : TACAN (VOR/DME) : BMT 117.950 

Ben Het VVB1 

• N 14.40 E 107.40 Alt 669m/2195 ft 

• Runway 08/26 Tôle/Steel-mat Longueur/length: 

600m/1970ft, Largeur/width: 20m/65ft 

• No comms, no fuel runway lights : no 

Bien Hoa Air Force Base VVBH 

• N 10.58 E 106.49 Alt 1m/3ft 

• Runway 9L/27R Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Runway 9R/27L Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 121.400 App.: 124.525 Ground : 130.425 

• Fuel : yes runway lights : Yes 

• Navaids : cf : Tan Son Nhut 

• Historical information Bien Hoa AFB at Wikipedia 

Binh Thuy – Tra Noc (Can Tho) VVBT (VVCT) 

• N 10.05 E 105.43 Alt. 2m / 7ft 

• Runway 06/24 Asphalt/ASP Longueur/Length: 

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2450/8038ft Largeur/Width: 37m/121ft 

• Tower : 133.025 Fuel : yes Runway lights : yes 

• Navaids : NDB : CT (CAN THO) : 420.000 VOR/DME : 

BHT ( BINH THUY) : 108.200 

• Caution : pylon end runway 06 

• Historical information Binh Thuy AFB at Wikipedia 

Bu Krak VVBU 

• N 12.15 E 107.17 Alt 842m/2762ft 

• Runway 01/09 Dirt Longueur/Length: 540m/1770ft 

Largeur/Width: 20m/65ft 

• Tower : 132.500 

• Fuel : no Runway lights : no 

Cam Ranh bay AFB VVCR 

• N 11.59 E 109.13 Alt : 12 m /40ft 

• Runway 02L/20R Concrete Longueur/Length : 

3048m/10000ft Largeur/Width: 50m /164ft 

• Runway 02R/20L Asphalt Longueur/Length : 


• Tower : 120.725 Ground : 130.400 

• Fuel : all. fuel truck available 14th aerial port 

parking Runway lights : Yes 

• Navaids : NDB : NDBA (Cam Ranh) : 240.000 

TACAN ( VOR/DME) : VORA (Cam Ranh AFB) : 

108.200 at field 

• ILS runway : 02L/20R 

• Historical information Cam Ranh AFB at Wikipedia 

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P-3 Orion, and RAF Avro Shackleton at Cam Ranh AFB, 1971 (P-3 by the KBT Team, 

Shakleton by Paul Foster) 

Cam Ranh army airfield VVCA 

• N 11.54 E 109.12 Alt 1m/3ft 

• Runway 36/18 Tôle /Steel-mats Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 121.850 

• Fuel : none Runway lights : no 

Can Tho army airfield (Can Tho) VVCO 

• N 10.03 E 105.45 Alt 2m/ 6ft 

• Runway 08/26 Tôle/Steel-Mats Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 132.725 Fuel : yes Runway lights : No 

• Airports in use by Army and Air America 

Cao Lanh - Tan Tich Army VVTT 

• N 10.25 E 105.38 Alt 7m/23ft 

• Runway 07/25 Gravel Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 124.3750 Fuel : yes Runway lights : No 

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Chu Laï AFB, Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star ramp 

Chu Laï Air Force Base VVCH 

• N 15.24 E 108.42 Alt 9 m / 30ft 

• Runway 14/32 Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Runway 14L/32R Asphalt Longueur/Length: 




• Tower : 136.425 Ground : 130.475 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : Yes 

• Navaids : NDB : NDCL (CHU LAI) 382.00 

VOR-DME : CHULA (CHU LAI ) 108.20 

• ILS : R32 (108.35) 

Con Son airfield VVCS 

• N 08.43 E 106.38 Alt 6m/20 ft 


1130m/3700ft Width: 30m/100ft 

• Tower : 123.000 

• Fuel : none Rrunway lights : No 

• Navaids : NDB : CS (CONSON) : 333.000 

Da Lat – Camly VVCL 

• N 11.56 E 108.24 Alt 1505m/4937 ft 

• Runways 28R/10L Asphalt /ASP Longueur/Length: 


• 28L/10R Asphalt/ASP Longueur/Length: 

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1390m/4560ft largeur/Width: 40m/131ft 

• Tower : Dalat 118.400 

• Fuel: Yes Runway lights : Yes 

• Navaids : NDB : CL (CAMLY) : 350.000 at airfield 

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Dalat - Lienkhoung VVDL 

• N 11.45 E 108.22 Alt 961 m / 3153ft 

• Runway 09/27 Asphalt Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 118.400 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : None 

• Navaids : NDB : HYD (DALAT) 312.00 

Da Nang Air Force Base VVDN 

• N 16.02 E 108.12 Alt 32ft 



• Runway 17R/35L Asphalt Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 125.000 App.: 119.500, 125.300 Ground : 

121.600, 121.900 

• Fuel : yes Runway lights : Yes ILS : 35R 

• Navaids : NDB : D (DA NANG) 243.00 

• VOR-DME : DAN (DANANG) 114.400 

• Historical information Da Nang AFB at Wikipedia 

Dak Pek Special Forces camp VVKK 

• N 15.04 E 107.44 Alt 693m/2273 ft 

• Runway 02/20 Clay Longueur/Length: 600m/1970ft 

Largeur/Width: 20m/65ft 

• Comms. : none 

• Fuel : none Runway lights : No 

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Dak To 2 VVDT 

• N 14.39 E 107.46 Alt 595m/1952ft 

• Runway 10/28 Asphalt Longueur/Length: 1280/4200ft 

Width: 30m/98ft 

• Tower : 118.925 

• Fuel : yes Runway lights : No 

• Navaids : NDB : DT (DAK TO) : 198.000 at field 

• This airport replaces the old Dak To airfield considered 

as badly located and too short. 

Dong Ba Thin (Cam Ranh bay) VVD1 

• N 12.01 E 109.11 Alt 1 m/ 3ft 

• Runway 14/32 Asphalte/ASP Longueur/Length: 

750m/2460ft Largeur/Width: 20 m/65ft 

• Tower : 128.800 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : No 

Dong Ha VVDH 

• N 16.48 E 107.06 Alt 2 m / 6ft 



• Tower : 119.375 

• Fuel : Yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : No 

Duong Dong (Phu Quoc) VVPQ 

• N 10.13 E 103.57 Alt 7 m / 23ft 



• Tower : 118.100 118.600 

• Fuel : No Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : No 

• Navaids.: NDB : PQ (PHUQUOC) : 278.00 

Gia Nghia VVGN 

• N 12.01 E 107.41 Alt 622m/2040ft 

• Runway 18/36 Terre/Dirt Length: 650m/2132ft 

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Width: 25m/82ft 

• Tower : 126.750 Fuel : yes 

Ha Tien VVHT 

Ha Tien harbour helipad 

• N 10.24 E 104.27 Alt 1 m / 3ft 

• Runway 07/25 Terre/Dirt Longueur/Length: 


• No comms. 

• Fuel : No Runway lights : No 

Ha Tien South VVHA 

• N 10.21 E 104.29 Alt. 6m/20 ft 

• Runway 06/24 Oil treated Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : No comms. 

• Fuel : None Runway lights : None 

Hué Citadel VVHU 

• N 16.28 E 107.34 Alt. 2m/6 ft 



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• Fuel : None Runway lights : None 

• Located in the citadel, considered as very dangerous. 

Kham Duc VVKD 

• N 15.26 E 107.47 Alt 369m/1210ft 



• Tower : 129.775 


• Caution : airport may be under fire 

• About battle of Kham Duc and heroïc intervention of C- 

123 pilots : Kham Duc at Wikipedia 

Khe Sanh USMC combat base VVKS 

• N 16.39 E 106.44 Alt 478 m / 1569ft 



• Tower : 131.750 

• Fuel : no Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : no 

• Caution ; High risk airsritp, under fire 

• About battle of Khe Sanh : Battle of Khe Sanh at 

Wikipedia 

Kontum VVKT 

• N 14.21 E 108.01 Alt 542m/1779ft 



• Tower : 134.225 


Long Xuyen VVLX 

• N 10.19 E 105.28 Alt 3 m / 10ft 



• Tower : 130.550 

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• Caution : gravel mounds each side of the runway – Tas 

de graviers des 2 côtés de la piste. 

Mang Buk VVMB 

• N 14.50 E 108.11 Alt. 1203m/ 3948ft 



• Tower , Fuel : none Runway lights : No 

Marble mountain VVMM 

• N 16.02 E 108.15 Alt 9m/29ft 



• Tower : 127.600 

• Fuel : yes Runway lights : no 

• Navaids : NDB : D (DA NANG) 243.00 VOR-DME : 

DAN (DANANG) 114.400 

Nam Can VVNC 

• N 08.44 E 104.58 Alt 1 m / 3ft 

• Runway 9/27 Gravier/Gravel Longueur/Length: 



• Fuel : None Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : None 

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Nha Trang VVNT 

• N 12.13 E 109.11 Alt 5 m / 16ft 



• Tower : 123.300 Sol/Ground : 129.925 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : 

Yes 

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• Navaids : VOR/DME : VONA (NHA TRANG) : 108.000 

sur l'aéroport/at field 

• NDB : NT (NHA TRANG) : 528.000 

• ILS on runways 12/30 

• Historical information : Nha Trang AFB at Wikipedia 

Phan Rang Air Force Base VVPA 

• N 11.38 E 108.57 Alt 24 m / 80ft 



• Runway 04R/22L Tôle/Steel mats. Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 121.350 Ground : 120.650 


• Navaids : VOR-DME : PHAR (PHAN RANG) 108.200 

• ILS : 22R 

• Historical information : Phan Rang AFB at Wikipedia 

Phan Thiet VVPT 

• N 10.55 E 108.07 Alt 2 m / 6ft 

• Runway 07/25 Tôle/Steel-mats Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 126.075 Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway 

lights : No 

Phu Baï VVPB 

• N 16.23 E 107.42 Alt 13 m / 43ft 



• Tower : 118.000 


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Phu Cat AFB, C-7 Caribou ramp 

Phu Cat AFB VVPC 

• N 13.56 E 109.02 Alt 31 m / 101ft 



• Tower : 118.600 Ground : 126.225 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : yes 

• Navaids: NDB : C (PHUCAT) 388.00 VOR-DME : PCA 

(PHUCAT) : 116.300 

• Historical information : Phu Cat AFB at Wikipedia 

Plateau GI Chuong Nghia VVPG 

• N 14.35 E 108.17 Alt 1174 m /3851 ft 



• Tower : 126.850 

• Fuel : none Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : No 

Pleiku AFB VVPK 

• N 14.00 E 108.01 Alt 741 m / 2431 ft 

• Runway 09/27 Asphalt Longueur/Length: 1800m/ 

5905ft Largeur/Width : 38 m/124ft 

• Tower : 118.100 


Yes 

• Navaids : NDB : PK (PLEIKU) : 282.000 sur 

l'aéroport/at field 

• Historical information : Pleiku AFB at Wikipedia 

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Pleiku Camp Holloway US Army airfield VVPK 

• N 13.58.47 E 108.02.17 Alt 741 m / 

2223 ft 

• Runway 05/23 Tôle/Steel-mat. Longueur/Length: 

1200m/3600ft Largeur/Width : 50 m/150ft 

• Tower : 136.525 

• Pleiku tower : 118.100 


• Important: 

• pour atterrir/ to land at C. Holloway choisir/choose 

runway 05/23 at ATC. 

• Pour décoller/to take off depuis/from C. Holloway 

choisir/choose runway 05/23 at FSX start choice 

Quang Long – Ca Mau VVCM 

• N 09.11 E 105.10 Alt. 2 m / 7 ft 

• Runway 09/27 Tôle/Steel mats. Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : No comms 


Quang Tri VVQT 

• N 16.46 E 107.09 Alt 10 m / 32ft 

• Runway 14/32 Tôle/Steel-mat. Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 135.050 


Qui Nhon AFB VVQI 

• N 13.45 E 109.13 Alt 8 m / 26ft 


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• Tower : 125.325 


• Navaids: NDB : QNH (QUI NHON) 455.00 

Rach Gia VVRG 

• N 09.56 E 105.08 Alt 2 m / 7ft 



• Tower : 118.300 


• Navaids.: NDB : RG (RACHGIA) : 335.00 

Red Beach VVRB 

N 16.05 E 108.08 Alt 6 m / 20ft 

• Runway 13/31 Tôle/Steel-mats Longueur/Length: 


• No comms. 


Soc Trang VVBX 

• N 09.34 E 105.57 Alt. 5 m / 16 ft 

• Runway 04/22 Asphalte/ASP. Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 124.150 


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Tan Son Nhut (Tansonnhat) Saïgon VVTS 

N 10.49 E 106.39 Alt 10 m / 32ft 



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• Runway 07R/25L Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 118.700 130.000 App.: 120.100 125.500 134.100 

Atis: 128.000 Ground: 121.600 121.900 


ILS 07L/25R 

• Navaids : VOR+DME : SAIGON TAN SON NHUT 

VTSN : 108.200 sur l'aéroport/at field 

• NDB : SAIGON NTSN : 448.000 sur l'aéroport/at field 

• Historical information : Tan Son Nhut AFB at 

Wikipedia 

Tay Ninh city VVTY 

• N 11.18 E 106.06 Alt 16 m / 52ft 



• No comms. 


Tay Ninh west VVTN 

• N 11.29 E 106.03 Alt 12 m / 39ft 



• Tower : 128.725 


Tuy Hoa Air Force Base – Dong Tac VVTH 

• N 13.02 E 109.20 Alt 10 m / 32ft 

• Runway 03R/21L Tôle/Steel-mats. Longueur/Length: 

2745m/9006ft Largeur/Width:45m/147ft 



• Runway 03A/21B Asphalt Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 118.900 

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• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : 03L/21R 

• Navaids : NDB : TH (TUY HOA) 200.00 

• Historical information : Tuy Hoa AFB at Wikipedia 

Vung Tau VVVT 

• N 10.22 E 107.05 Alt 2 m / 6ft 



• Runway 12/30 Tôle/steel-mat Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 120.175 


Yes 

• Navaids : NDB : XVL (VUNG TAU) : 235.000 sur 


• VOR : VTV ( VUNG TAU) : 114.700 sur l'aéroport/at 

field 

Antonov AN-2, ang Mig-21 (static Mig-21 from Guy Diotte) 

North Vietnam 

Bac Mai – Hanoï VVBA 

• N 20.59 E 105.49 Alt 10 m / 32ft 


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• Tower : 134.525 


Dien Bien Phu VVDB 

• N 21.23 E 103.00 Alt 460m/1509ft 

• Runway 16/34 Planks Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 118.700 

• Fuel : no Runway lights : no 

Haïphong Catbi VVCI 

• N 20.49 E 106.43 Alt 4 m / 13ft 



• Tower : 118.500 

Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : Yes 

Navaids : NDB : B (HAIPHONG) 327.00 

VOR-DME : CAB (CATBI HAIPHONG) 115.100 

Na San VVNS 

• N 21.12 E 104.02 Alt 669 m / 2195ft 

• Runway 12/30 Planches/Planks Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 118.400 

Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : No 

Noibaï (Hanoï) VVNB 

• N 21.13 E 105.48 Alt 12 m / 39ft 

• Runway 11/29 Béton/Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower: 118.200 118.800 App.Hanoï: 125.900 132.300 

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App Noibaï.:119.600 121.000 Atis:127.000 


• Navaids : NDB: KW (NOIBAI) : 320.000 – K (NOIBAI 

INTL) 230.000sur l'aéroport/at field 

• VOR-DME : NOB ( NOIBAI) : 116.100 sur l'aéroport/at 

field 

Phuc Yen VVPY 

• N 21.18 E 105.43 Alt 28 m / 92ft 



• Tower : 130.525 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBA (PHUY) 225.00 

VOR-DME : PHUC (PHUC YEN) 108.200 

Vinh VVVH 

• N 18.44 E 105.40 Alt 5 m / 16ft 



• Tower : 125.425 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : None 

• Navaids : NDB : X (VINH) 448.00 

VOR-DME : VINB (VINH) 113.100 

Cambodia 

Battambang VDBG 

• N 13.05 E 103.13 Alt 18 m / 60ft 

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• Tower : 122.400 


• Navaids : NDB : BB (BATTAMBANG) 484.00 

• VOR-DME : BANT (BATTAMBANG) 108.200 

Kratie VDKT 

• N 12.29 E 106.03 Alt 30 m / 100ft 



• No comms. 


• Navaids : None 

• Unfriendly, unusable – Hostile, non utilisable 

Phnom Penh VDPP 

• N 11.32 E 104.50 Alt 12 m / 40ft 



• Tower : 118.000 App.: 123.800 


• Navaids : NDB : PNP (PHNOM PENH) 365.00 

• ILS : R 23 (PNP) 

Ratanakiri VDRK 

• N 13.43 E 106.59 Alt 324 m / 1063ft 

• Runway18/36 Terre/Dirt Longueur/Length: 


• No Comms 


• Navaids : no 


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Sihanoukville VDSV 

• N 10.35 E 103.37 Alt 10 m / 32ft 



• Tower : 125.300 


• Navaids : NDB : SIHAN (SIHANOUKVILLE) 213.00 

Stung Treng VDST 

• N 13.31 E 106.01 Alt 60 m / 200ft 

• Runway 02/20 Oil treated Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 122.800 


• Navaids : NDB : ST (STUNG TRENG–STREUNG) 

444.00 


LAOS 

The Kingdom of Laos was a covert theater of battle for the other belligerents 

during the Vietnam War. The fighting in Laos involved the North Vietnamese 

Army, American, Thai, and South Vietnamese forces directly and through 

irregular proxies, like the Hmong tribes, in a battle for control over the Laotian 

Panhandle. The North Vietnamese Army occupied the area for use as the Ho Chi 

Minh Trail supply corridor and staging area for offensives into South Vietnam. 

There was a second major theater of action on and near the northern Plaine des 

Jarres. 

The CIA, with the help of local tribes, operated several airstrips known as 

Lima Sites. These airstrips, most of them located in mountainous regions, helped 

in providing food, weapons and other stuff to the belligerents. Air America flew 

a fleet of various aircrafts piloted by so-called civilians. 

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Ban Na Nio Lima Site 22 LS22 

• N 18.57 E 103.15 Alt 913 m / 2995ft 

• Runway 05/23 Gravier/Shale Longueur/Length: 


• No comms 


Ban San Thong Lima Site 20 LS20 

• N 19.11 E 102.52 Alt 1306 m / 4284ft 



• No comms 

• Danger : Décollage/take off : Rwy 36 

Atterrissage/landing Rwy 18 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBJ (BAN SAN) 339.00 

Hong Non Lima Site 86 VL86 

• N 20.23 E 103.53 Alt 1341 m / 4400ft 



• No comms 

• Fuel : No Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : no 

• Navaids : NDB : NDBO (HON NON) 221.00 

Kiou Kacham Lima Site 04 LS4 

• N 19.35 E 102.13 Alt 1393m / 4180ft 

• Helizone 

• Comms. None 


• Navaids.: NDB : NDBE (KIOU) 223.00 

• VOR+DME : VOMA (KIOU KACHAM) 109.200 

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Air America flightline at Long Tien, Laos 

Long Tieng Lima Site 20(A) L20A 

Luang Prabang VLLB 

• N 19.06 E 102.55 Alt 990 m / 3248ft 

• Runway 14/ 32 Oil treated Longueur/Length: 


• Tower: 129.950 Fuel : yes 

• Navaids : NDB : NDBK (LONG TIEN) : 196.000 sur 


• VOR-DME : VORB ( TIEN) : 108.550 sur l'aéroport/at 

field 

• One of the main bases of operations of Air America 

• N 19.53 E 102.09 Alt 289 m / 948ft 



• Tower : 118.500 Multi.: 118.100 119.100 

• Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : no 

• Navaids : NDB : PRAB (PRABANG) 400.00 

Moung Phun Lima Site 37 LS37 

• N 19.05 E 102.42 Alt 1127 m / 3700ft 



• No comms 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBM (PHUN) 362.00 

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Musong Ngat Lima Site 01 LS01 

• N 19.09 E 104.41 Alt 83 m / 272ft 

• Runway 15/33 Herbe/Grass Longueur/Length: 


• Comms. None 


• Navaids.: NDB : NDBC (NGAT) 485.00 

• 

Nam Lan Lima Site 07 LS07 

• N 19.47 E 103.36 Alt 1534 m / 5033ft 



• No comms 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBH (LS07) 234.00 

Pa Doung Lima Site 05 LS05 

Pakse VLPS 

• N 19.06 E 103.07 Alt 1402 m / 4600ft 

• Runway 18/36 Terre/Clay Longueur/Length: 


• No comms 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBF (PA DOUNG) 281.00 

• 

• N 15.08 E 105.46 Alt 106 m / 347ft 



• Tower : 118.500 


• Navaids : VOR-DME : VORP (PAKSE) 108.200 

• NDB : PAKE (PAKSE) : 451.00 

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Pha Khao Lima Site 14 LS14 

• N 19.00 E 103.00 Alt 1583 m / 5200ft 


610m/2000ft Largeur/Width:27m/90ft 

• No comms 

• Danger : Décollage/take off : Rwy 18 

Atterrissage/landing Rwy 36 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBA (PHA KHAO) 425.00 

• VOR+DME : VOCA (PHA) 117.950 

Phou Vieng Lima Site 06 LS06 

Air America Pilatus Porter approaching LS85 

• N 19.47 E 103.08 Alt 1068 m / 3504ft 



• No comms 

• Fuel : Yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : no 

• Navaids : NDB : NDBG (PHOU VIENG) 268.00 

Phu Pha Thi Lima Site 85 LS85 

• N 20.27 E 104.43 Alt 1433 m / 4701ft 

• Runway 18/36 Gravier/gravel Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : No Fuel : No Eclairage des pistes/ runway 

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lights : No 

• Navaids : VOR+DME : BORA ( PHU PHA THI) 

108.500 sur l'aéroport/at field 

• NDB : NDBN ( PHU PHA TH) : 291.00 sur l'aéroport/at 

field 

• Attention/Caution : Aérodrome dangereux/dangerous 

airfield 

• Historical information : Battle of LS85 at Wikipedia 

San Tiou Lima Site 02 LS02 

Savannakhet VLSK 

Vientiane Wattay VLVT 

• N 19.28 E 103.34 Alt 1667 m /5470ft 

• Runway 01/19 Schiste/shale Longueur/Length: 


• Attention/Beware : elephants 

• Tower , Fuel : no Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : 

No 

• Navaids : NDB : NDBA (SAN TIAU) : 475.000 sur 

l'aéroport / at field 

• TACAN (VOR+DME) : VORA (SAN) : 108.200 sur 

l'aéroport / at field 

• N 19.33 E 104.45 Alt 155 m / 508ft 



• Tower : 118.500 


• Navaids.: VOR-DME : SAVA (SAVANAKHET) 108.200 

• N 17.59 E 102.33 Alt 171 m / 561ft 



• Tower : 118.100 App.: 119.700 


• Navaids : NDB : NDBW (WATTAY) 345.50 

• ILS : R 13 (IVTN) 

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Xieng Dat Lima Site 26 LS26 

Xieng Khouang VLXK 

• N 19.24 E 102.42 Alt 805 m / 2641ft 

• Runway 18/36 Bitume/Bituminous Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 120.925 


• Navaids.: NDB : NDBL (XIENG DAT) 443.00 

• N 19.26 E 103.09 Alt 1066 m / 3497ft 



• Tower : 118.500 


THAILAND 

Khorat VTUN 

• N 14.56.04 E 102.04.43 Alt 728ft/ 222m 

• Runway 06/24 Concrete Length/longueur 3000m/9843ft 

• Width/largeur 45m/148ft 

• Tower Fuel: Yes Runway lights : Yes 

• TACAN 

• NDB : KHO (Khorat) 

• VOR/DME: KRT Khorat 113.7 

• The mission of the USAF forces at Korat was to conduct 

operations in support of U.S. commitments in North 

Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. During 

the Vietnam War, pilots from Korat RTAFB primarily 

flew interdiction, direct air support, armed reconnais- 

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Nakhon Phanom VTUW 

• N 17.23 E 104.38 Alt 179 m / 587ft 



• Tower : 122.500 Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway 

lights : Yes 

• Navaids : VOR+DME : NKP ( NAKHON PHANOM) 

111.600 sur l'aéroport/at field 

• NDB : NP ( NAKHON PHANOM) : 383.00 sur 


• It was the closest U.S. Air Force base to communist 

North Vietnam, and just eight miles from communist 

infested, war torn Laos. This proximity was extremely 

convenient for Air Force combat missions flown from 

there, and a lifesaver for shot-up U.S. aircrews. The 

major operations Involving NKP were Operations Igloo 

White (covert electronic warfare), Operation Barrel 

Roll (covert interdiction and close air support campaign 

conducted in Laos) and Operation Ivory Coast (the Son 

Tay POW rescue mission in November 1970). 

Nam Phong VT85 

• N 16.39 E 102.58 Alt 239 m / 784ft 

• Runway 01/19 Ciment/concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 128.250 


• Called "The Rose Garden" after the song by Miss Lynn 

Anderson, the airbase hosted several squadrons, all Marines, 

which flew F-4 Phantom IIs, A-6 Intruders, KC- 

130 Hercules, and CH-46 Sea Knights.During Operations 

the base was used to fly air operations against targets 

in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. 

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Takhli VTPI 

• N 15.15.36 E 100.21.0 Alt. 32m/107ft 

• Runway 18/36 Concrete Length/Longueur 

9850ft/3000m 

Width/Largeur 173ft/53m 

• Fuel : Yes Runway lights/eclairages : Yes 

• NDB NTL 350 

• DME TKL 114.8 

• Major strikes against North Vietnamese logistical areaswere 

launched from this base. Among the targets were 

the Yen Bay Arsenal and storage complex, Viet Tri Railroad 

and highway bridge, Hanoi petroleum storage 

complex, Dap Cau railroad and highway bridge, Phuc 

Yen petroleum storage and Thai Nguyen railroad station 

and yard. To that effect F-100 Super Sabre (1961-1963), 

F-105 Thunderchief (1963-1970), Boeing KB-50 (1964- 

1965), F-104 Starfighter (1965), Douglas EB-66 Destroyer 

(1965-1970). KC-135 Stratotanker (1967-1968), 

General Dynamics F-111 (1967, 1972-1974), F-4 Phantom 

II (1972) and MC-130 Combat Talon) were assigned 

to the tasks. 

U Tapao RTAFB VTBU 

• N 12.40 E 101.00 Alt 18 m / 59ft 



• Tower : 118.100 118.300 App.: 119.700, 134.500 

Ground : 121.900 


ILS : 18 

• Navaids : NDB : UP (U-TAPHAO) 414.00 

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• VOR-DME : BUT (U-TAPHAO) 110.800 

• Opened on July 1966, the airbase became the front-line 

facility for KC-135s and B52s under the 4258 th Stategic 

Wing. The wing was charged with the responsibility of 

supporting refueling requirements of USAF fighter 

aircrafts, plus conducting bombing missions on a daily 

basis. Under the operational nickname “Arc Light”, B- 

52s flew over 35,000 strikes against the enemy from 1967 

to 1970. One of the most important actions of the B-52s 

was during the siege of Khe San in early 1968. From 

March 1969, raids were carried not only over North 

Vietnam, but also over Laos and Cambodia. 

Udorn Thani RTAFB VTUD 

• N 17.23 E 102.47 Alt 176 m / 577ft 

• Runway 12/30 Ciment/concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 122.500 App.: 126.200, 119.600 Ground : 

121.900 


ILS : 30 

• Navaids : VOR-DME : UDT (UDON THANI) 108.200 

• The base did contain a large array of aircrafts. It was 

the front-line of the USAF (Tactical Reconnaissance and 

Fighter Squadrons) as well as of Air America, an American 

passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and 

operated by the CIA. Mc Donnell RF-101C Voodoo, 

McDonald Douglas F-4 Phantoms and Douglas RC-47 

were stationed there together with an array of Air 

America propeller aircrafts. 

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Ubon AFB, Thaïland 

Ubon RTAFB (Ubon Ratchathani) VTUU 

• N 15.15 E 104.52 Alt 123 m / 403ft 



• Tower : 122.500 App.: 123.500 125.750 134.750 

Ground: 121.900 Fuel : yes 

• Navaids : NDB : UB (UBON) : 373.000 sur l'aéroport/at 

field ILS: Rwy 23 

• VOR-DME : UBL ( UBON) : 112.700 sur l'aéroport/at 

field 

• The 8th Tactical Fighter Wing arrived at Ubon on 8 December 

1965 from George AFB, California as part of the 

US deployment of forces for Operation Rolling Thunder 

and became the host unit. Its mission included bombardment, 

ground support, air defense, interdiction, 

and armed reconnaissance. It was equipped with F- 

4C/D. The appearance of supersonic Mig-21 called for a 

contingent of Lockheed F-104C Starfighters which were 

tasked of flying escort missions over North Vietnam. 

On 10 May 1972, as part of the first day of strikes during 

Operation Linebacker, the wing destroyed the Paul 

Doumer Bridge near Hanoi. Using laser-guided bombs, 

the wing was able to put the bridge out of commission. 

On 13 May 1972 the wing using laser-guided bombs, attacked 

the Thanh Hoa Bridge, destroying this vital supply 

line of the North Vietnamese. 

Other aircrafts stationed at Ubon were C-130 Spectre 

and B-57G Canberra. 

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Out of war zone airbases 

Andersen AFB PGUA GUAM 

• N 13.34 E 144.55 Alt 191 m / 626ft 

• Runway 06R/24L Asphalt Longueur/Length: 




• Tower : 135.500 App.: 134.325 Ground : 136.025 


ILS : 06R 

Clark Air Force Base RPLC PHILIPPINES 

• N 15.11.15 E 120.33.59 Alt 157 m / 515ft 

• Runway 02/ 20 Concrete Longueur/Length: 


• Tower: 118.700 124.300 Clear.: 125.200 App.: 119.200 

Ground : 125.650 Fuel : yes 

• Navaids : NDB : CIA (NEW CLARK) : 362.000 sur 


• VOR : CIA ( CLARK) : 113.100 sur l'aéroport/at field 

ILS : Rwy 02/20 

Elmendorf Air Force Base PAED USA 

• N 61.15 W 149.48 Alt 65 m / 213ft 





• Tower : 127.200 App.: 118.600 Ground : 121.800 Atis: 

124.300 


• Navaids : VOR-DME : EDF (ELMENDORF 

ANCHORAGE) 113.400 

• ILS : R 06 

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Kadena Airbase RODN Japan 

• N26.35.37 E127.76.75 Alt 43m/143ft 

• Runway 05L/23L Asphalt Longueur/Length: 


Runway 05R/23R Asphalt Longueur/Length: 


Fuel : Yes 

• Navaids : NDB RODN KADE 396.6 

VOR/DME OKIN 108.2 

• Aircrafts: B-52, KC-135, EC-135, SR-71, F-102 

• Operation Arc Light and Operation Linebracker. 

Ching Chuan Kang RCMQ Taiwan 

• N24.26.50 E120.62.13 Elev: 663 

• Runway 18/36 Concrete Length: 11995 

Width: 200 

• Fuel: Yes 

• Navaids : NDB Taichung (TC) 210 

ILS/DME Rw36 ICCK 111.5 

DME CCK Ching Chian Khang 111.3 

• Aircrafts: Lockheed C-130, Fairchild C-123, KC135, 

Martin EB-57 Canberra, McDonnell F-4C Phantom II, 

American F-104 Starfighters 

Landing zones and Fire Support Bases 

These installations are by essence short-lived as they are supporting ground 

operations. Dozen of them were spread all over South Vietnam. Usually located 

on top of hills, they were reachable by helicopters only. Howitzer 105 was the 

most common piece of artillery. 

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FSB DANGER VVF1 VIETNAM (South) 

N 10.19 E 105.53 Alt.: 2 m/ 6 ft 

Lang Vei SF camp SFLV VIETNAM (South) 

N 16.36 E 106.41 Alt.: 348 m / 1141 ft 

With the time, we will install additional fire support bases. 

Seaplanes refueling points 

They are all fictious except the USS Pine Island. 

Tien Sha ramp (Da Nang bay) 

Tien Sha ramp (Da Nang bay) VVH1 VIETNAM 

N 16.06 E 108.14 Fueldock near LST, in red buoy alignement 

Vinh Quy Hydro ( North of Qui Nonh) VVH2 VIETNAM 

N 13.52 E 109.15 

Dam Mon Ha Hydro (South of Tuy Hoa) VVH3 VIETNAM 

N 12.38 E 109.23 west side of small island 

USS Pine Island (Cam Ranh bay) VVH4 VIETNAM 

N 11.53 E 109.10 rear of tanker, flashing light. Comms: 119.650 

Cua Ham Luong Hydro (Mekong delta) VVH5 VIETNAM 

N 09.55 E 106.38 

Achen Mekong Hydro (Mekong) VDH1 CAMBODIA 

N 12.48 E 105.57 Fueldock in red buoy alignement, flashing light. 

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The fictious LZ 

They are optionals, easy to enabled or disabled, and if required can be 

desinstalled. They are fictive airstrips which call for 

LZ Alpha (fictive/fictious) VVXC VIETNAM 

• N 14.10 E 107.35 Alt 1145 m / 3756ft 



• Tower : 123.700 

• Fuel : no Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : 

No 

LZ Bootleg (fictive/fictious) VVBO VIETNAM 

• N 12.07 E 108.43 Alt 976 m / 3202ft 

• Pente/Slope 13/31 Herbe/grass Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : 132.150 

• Fuel : no Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : 

No 

LZ Cimarron (fictive/fictious) VDCI CAMBODIA 

• N 13.52 E 107.20 Alt 120 m / 393ft 

• Runway 16/34 Latérite/Clay 

Longueur/Length: 500m/1640ft Largeur/Width : 

20m/65ft 

• River Tonlé 04/24 Eau/Water 

• Tower : no 

• Fuel : only seaplanes Eclairage des pistes/ 

runway lights : No 

• Une petite piste, et le fleuve, idéal pour les avions 

amphibies. Small airstrip and river, ideal for seaplanes 

and amphibious aircraft. 

LZ Dragonfly (Fictive / fictious) VVDR VIETNAM 

• N 10.24 E 105.41 Alt 2 m / 6ft 

• Runway 13/31 Argile/Clay Longueur/Length: 


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• Tower : none, Fuel : none Eclairage des pistes/ 


LZ Emeraude (Fictive / fictious) VVEE VIETNAM 

• N 10.06 E 106.47 Alt 1 m / 3ft 

• Runway 01/19 Sable/Sand Longueur/Length: 


• Tower : none Fuel : none Eclairage des pistes/ 


NOTA: 

About the identification of airports we have sought to retain, where possible, 

identifications of the past as in the nomenclature of USAF airports across the 

Pacific and Southeast Asia East (Soc Trang and was codified VVBX not VVST). 

However discrepancies may appear: current codes can regain old identifications 

of other airports, such as Binh Thuy, one of the 2 airports is now called Can Tho 

and Tra Noc is the old identification of the other airport Can Tho VVCT. In case 

of discrepancy with existing airports, we have invented new identification. 

Important: Updates. 

Airfields may be upgraded or modified, the updates are then published. Other 

Airfields and sceneries are to come. 

All airfields modifications and new airfields by FSX Vietnam War project except 

A Shau by Mark Schimmer, completed by the FSX Vietnam War project. 

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UH-1 Huey – Fire Support Base Danger 

AIRFIELD DOCUMENTATION – TAD 

Example of contenu : NHA TRANG AFB 

Nha Trang VVNT VIETNAM 

N 12.13. E 109.11 Alt 5 m / 16ft 

Runway 12/30 Asphalte/ASP Longueur/Length: 1980m /6490ft 

Largeur/Width: 50m /164ft 

Tower : 123.300 Sol/Ground : 129.925 

Fuel : yes Eclairage des pistes/ runway lights : Yes 

Navaids : VOR/DME : VONA (NHA TRANG) : 108.000 sur l'aéroport/at field 

NDB : NT (NHA TRANG) : 528.000 

ILS on runways 12/30 

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FLIGHT PLANS 

These flight plans are provide to allow discovery of airfields 

You can load them from FSX. All VFR, named VNW... 

Bac Mai to Hanoï Noibai : estimated 1h 35mn via 

Na San – Dien Bien – Phuc Yen 

Bien Hoa to Phnom Penh : estimated 38mn via 

Tay Ninh City – Tay Ninh West 

Cam Ranh AFB to Da Lat – Camly : estimated 44mn via 

Phan Rang AFB – Da Lat Lienkhoug – Gia Nghia 

Cam Ranh AFB to Chu Laï AFB : estimated 1h 04mn via 

Nha Trang AFB – Tien Hoa AFB - Qui Nhon AFB – Phu Cat AFB 

Chu Laï AFB to Da Nang AFB : estimated 30mn via 

Kham Duc – Marble Mountain 

Da Nang AFB to Quang Tri AFB : estimated 24mn via 

Phu Bai AFB – Hué 

Da Nang AFB to Savannakhet : estimated 1h 03mn 

via A Shau – Khe Sanh – Lang Vei 

Khorat RTAFB to Luang Prabang : estimated 1h 35 mn 

via Nam Phong RTAFB – Udon RTAFB 

Long Tien (LS 20A) to Luang Prabang : estimated 1h 47 mn 

via Lima Sites 91, 01, 85, 07, 06 

Luang Prabang to Long Tien (LS 20A) : estimated : 50 mn 

via Lima Sites 06, 07 , 02 , 22 , 05, 14 

Pakse to Udon RTAFB : estimated 1h 26 mn 

via Ubon RTAFB – Savannakhet – Nakhon Phanom RTAFB 

Pakse to Vientiane : estimated 1 h 23 mn 

Via Savannakhet – Nakhon Phanom RTAFB 

Phan Rang AFB to Bien Hoa AFB : estimated 54 mn 

via Phan Thiet AFB – Vung Tau AFB – Tan Son Nhut AFB 

Phnom Penh to Pakse : estimated 1h 36 mn 

via Kratie – Stung Treng – Ratanakiri 

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Phuc Yen to Vinh : estimated 1h 02mn 

via Hanoï Noibai – Haïphong Catbi 

Pleiku AFB to Kontum : estimated 41 mn 

via Dak To – Ben Het – Dak Pek – Mang Buk – Plateau GI 

Rach Gia to Sihanoukville : estimated 37mn 

via Ha Tien south – Ha Tien – An Thoi – Phu Quoc 

Sihanoukville to U Tapao RTAFB : estimated 1h 25mn 

via Battambang 

Soc Trang AFB to Nam Can : estimated 57 mn 

Via Con Son – Bac Lieu – Quang Long 

Tan Son Nhut AFB to Rach Gia : estimated 33 mn 

via Cao Lang (Tan Tich) – Long Xuyen 

Tan Son Nhut AFB to Soc Trang : estimated 31 mn 

via Binh Thuy - Can Tho 

Udon RTAFB to Khorat RTAFB : estimated 47 mn 

via Nam Phong 

U Tapao RTAFB to Takhli AFB : estimated 48mn 

via Bangkok 

Vientiane to Luang Prabang : estimated 53 mn 

via Lima Sites, 22, 05 , 14, 20, 37, 4 

5 – Complementary objects libraries 

objects libraries used. 

- Much of the items used are from the libraries of Microsoft FSX, some from the 

FSX Acceleration pack not affect use. 

- The objects of Vietnam from Al Simms, who are already integrated into the 

scenery, thank you to him. If you want to use in scenes, you can find them on 

Flightsim, Avsim, Simviation, search: Al Simms, to place them in scenes: using 

software SbuilderX 

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Viet Cong units in Delta area (boats from Al Simms) 

- The static aircraft by Guy Diotte 

- Radar, shelters and lighting by Jim Dhaenens 

- Revetments by Xavier Carré 

VERY IMPORTANT – TO BE DOWNLOAD : 

Other libraries used and must be downloaded separately and installed in each 

folder Vietnam War project (in the scenery and texture files) 

- Objects library JGSE (objects airports) John Stinstrom to download: (FS2004 

Military Ground Service Equipment) Here at Flightsim: Military Ground 

Service Equipment 

and here at Avsim: :Military Ground Service equipment 

- Objects library Vintage Military Buildings SS FS9 scenery objects by Sidney 

Schwartz 

Here at Flightsim: Vintage Military Buildings SS 

and here at Avsim: Vintage Military Buidings SS 

These files are also available from Simviation 

These libraries (scenery and textures) should be installed in the FSX / addon 

scenery / Vietnam War project 

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6 - Other scenes and texture 

Others complementary scenes that are available on Internet sites like : 

• USS Mispilion : supply ship located north-east of South Vietnam equipped 

with an helipad (AO-105) by Earl A. Watkins 

• Zone Pacifique et mer de Chine: 

- 

- Wake (FS9), relay for the crossing of the Pacific Ocean by John 

Stinstrom. 

Furthermore, you can use additional textures developed by Ruud Faber and 

available as payware : Fscene4X Asia : here Fscene4X Asia 

. 

En outre, Vous pouvez utiliser les textures supplémentaires créés par Ruud 

Faber et disponible en payware : Fscene4X Asia, ici : Fscene4X Asia. 

7 - Software 

• Airport edition : ADE Airport Design Editor by The ScruffyDuck 

Company 

• Objects placement : Sbuilder X by Luis Sá 

• Objects placement : Whisplacer lc0277@nerim.net 

• AI traffic : AIFP AI Flight Planner by Don Grovestine 

CH-53 and C-123 Provider near Quang Tri, Vietnam 

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8 – AI Traffic 

A basic AI traffic is included, and will ultimately be developed for every 

airports and airstrips present in the pack. 

The following aircrafts have been selected : 

• OV10 Bronco, OV1 Mohawk, U10 Helio Courier, T-28, A-1 by Tim Piglet 

Conrad 

• Constellation EC121D et EC121R by Manfred Jahn 

• C123K b y Vladimir Zhyhulskiy 

• L19 Birdog by Massimo Taccoli 

• B-57, F-105, A3-B, C141 et C130 by Alphasim now freeware 

• C118 by Tom Gibson repaint : Jens B Kristensen 

• S3 Seaking by Rob Nieuwenhoven, Chris Jones and Mal Lloyd. Repaint 

Lewis Magruder 

• P3 Orion by KBT Team 

• B-52 by Mr Yanco, KBT 

• Avro Shackleton by Paul Foster 

• Pilatus Porter by Don Moser, repaint Air America by Jean-Luc Bouvron 

• F-100 Super Sabre by Kazunori Ito, Mark Rooks and Francis Silva 

• CH-53 by Rory Kelly (Rory Kelly being deceased, we utilize this helicopter 

without his agreement) 

• Grumman HU-16 Albatross: Greg Pepper (RIP) and Michael Verlin, 

updated by David Poulin 

• Beech D 18 S by Milton Shupe, textures by Andre Folkers 

• Mig-21 by Mike Pearson and Mehlin Rainer 

• C-124 by Arik Hohmeyer and fs-design Berlin 

We thank the authors for having allowed us to make use of them, original 

readme can be found in each AI airplane folder. 

9 – Suggested aircrafts and helicopters 

You can find many informations about airplanes at FSX Vietnam War project 

links to dowload them and some repaints. 

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Douglas A-1 Skyraider, SVNAF, Nha Trang AFB (A-1 from Tim Piglet Conrad) 

Freeware : 

• Helio Courier (FS9) H-295 and U10 by Tim Conrad, textures U10 army by 

Ron Rhea 

• Pilatus Porter PC6 (FS9) by Don Porter 

• Bird Dog (FS9) by Massimo Taccoli 

• Cessna O2 Skymaster (FS9) by Mark Rooks 

• Grumman OV1 Mohawk (FSX) by Tim Piglet Conrad 

• OV10 Bronco (FSX) file OV-10 AX by Tim Piglet Conrad : a must have 

• C123 Provider (FSX) by Vladimir Zhyhulskiy file C123zhv : a must have 

• C130 Hercules (FSX) by Eduardo Fadul repaints by Ron Rhea. Panel 

updates by Danny Garnier 

• F100 Super Sabre by Robert K Suchke 

• F4 Phantom by Kazunori Ito 

• Grumman A6E Intruder by Kazunori Ito, FSX modified by Damien-13N 

(separate files) 

• UH 1 Huey by Jordan Moore 

• Constellation EC-121D and EC-121R by Manfred Jahn 

• Douglas A-1 Skyraider by Tim Piglet Conrad 




• and many others that can be found at Flightsim., Simviation and Avsim 

• et bien d'autres que vous pouvez trouver à Flightsim., Simviation and 

Avsim 

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Payware: 

• C130 by Sim Captain: 

• A1 H by Razbam (FS9) 

• C7 Caribou by Alphasim : 

• A6 Intruder by Razbam or Alphasim: 

10 - Configuration and settings. 

Many AI aircrafts originating from FS9 are not compatible with DirectX 10. 

VERY IMPORTANT. 

3 areas are FPS costly : Cam Ranh bay, Bien Hoa and Da Nang. 

To increase the frame rate, it is suggested to deactivate shadows, decrease the 

level of autogen and reduce the AI traffic. 

Autogen and scenes complexity 

Sceneries are set so that all objects will be visible only if the density of scenes 

complexity is set from very dense to extremely dense. 

You can, also, adjust autogen density. 

AI Traffic 

Trafic is planned from 1% to 70% 

trafic from Da Nang AFB, Bien Hoa AFB and Cam Ranh AFB are planned from 

30% to 70%, at 1% VnW AI trafic do not appear. 

Known bugs 

− Sandbags objects used at Khe Sanh and Plateau GI, suffered from selfillumination 

at night (error while compiling Gmax model, will be 

corrected in following version) 

− A pylon appear at runway end, Binh Tuy, it was impossible to mask or 

exclude it ! 

− Railway bridge at Hué too. 

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11 – Thanks and Credits 

Scenes and objects libraries from Microsoft Flight Simulator X 

Objects that can be downloaded from the Net : 

• Library Vintage Military Buildings SS FS9 scenery objects : Sidney 

Schwartz 

• Library JGSE (airport objects) Military Ground Service Equipment : 

John Stinstrom 

Objects integrated in the pack, by permission or readme informations. 

• Objets from Vietnam Chu Lai : Al Simms, a great job 

• Radars : Jim Dhaenens (FSXrdrs) 

• Lights and shelters: Jim Dhaenens 

• Static aircrafts : Guy Diotte ( F4, KC-135, C-130, EA-6 Prowler, OV-10 

Bronco, AN-2, Mig-21, F-104.) 

AI aircrafts 

• OV10 Bronco, OV1 Mohawk, U10 Helio Courier, T-28 Trojan, A-1J 

Skyraider : Tim Piglet Conrad 

• Constellation EC121D et EC121R : Manfred Jahn 

• C123K : Vladimir Zhyhulskiy, Repaints by StteveB 

• L19 Birdog : Massimo Taccoli 

• C141, C130, B-57, A-3 : Alphasim now freeware 

• C118 : Tom Gibson repaint : Jens B Kristensen 

• S3 Seaking : Rob Nieuwenhoven, Chris Jones and Mal Lloyd. Repaint 

Lewis Magruder 

• P3 Orion : KBT Team 

• Avro Shackleton : Paul Foster 




• Mig-21 by Mike Pearson and Mehlin Rainer 

• C-124 by Arik Hohmeyer and fs-design Berlin 

Thanks to all those authors for having allowed us to integrate their objects in 

our project. 

Thanks also for our testers and the support of FS Tutoriels. To all who have 

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encouraged us at Sim-Outhouse and Pilote-Virtuel. 

Special thanks to Al Simms, Tim Piglet Conrad, Manfred Jahn for « cooking » 

AI EC-121 for the project, KBT Team for P-3 model and search, Mark 

Schimmer, Vladimir Zhyhulskiy, SteeveB, Guy Diotte for airplanes adaptation, 

Pepe Pompero, JM Mabille, Patrick Renaudin 

Last but not least, thanks for the support and encouragements of Jerry and Bill 

who provided us with documentation, pictures and experience. 

C-47 over Nha Trang AFB 

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12 – Sources and links 

• USAF in South Vietnam at 

Wikipedia 

• The Vietnam Center & Archive 

• The C-7A Caribou Association 

• RJ Smith Vietnam maps 

• Vietnam War Resources 

• Nexus Vietnam Maps 

• Air America - Official Web Site 

for Air America 

and many others 

Things about – et à propos. 

To read : Dispatches by Michael Herr 

Vietnam map from Nexus 

To listen : Run through the jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival 

Magical mystery tour by The Beatles 

Paint it black by The Rolling Stones 

The End by The Doors 

To see : Platoon by Oliver Stone 

Apocalypse Now Redux by Francis Ford Coppola 

Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick 

Born on the Fourth of July by Oliver Stone 

And many, many others... 

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13 – Legal stuff 

Copyright 

The FSX Vietnam War project is Freeware. 

These are our sceneries, copyrighted by FSX Vietnam War project and may not be used 

elsewhere without permission. 

All objects are default Microsoft Flight Simulator X, except those noticed in the present 

documentation wich belong to their authors and used with permission. 

AI airplanes are default Microsoft Flight Simulator X, except those noticed in the present 

documentation wich belong to their authors and used with permission. 

This software is freeware and may be distributed only with permission of the author. 

No commercial use is allowed. 

This software is distributed without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied. The 

author is not responsible for any damage caused by this software. 

Vietnam War project : Jacques Godfrin – Xavier Carré 

contact : vietnamwar.project@free.fr 

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