Gia Lam Air Base

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Gia Lam Air Base is a military airfield near Hanoi that has served as a key operational base and training facility for the Vietnam People’s Air Force.

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Gia Lam Air Base canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
military air base
cityServed Hanoi
continent Asia
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
formerlyKnownAs Gia Lam Airport
hasFunction air transport operations
helicopter operations
pilot training
hasIATACode GLI
hasICAOCode VVGL
hasInfrastructure control tower
hangars
maintenance facilities
training facilities
hasPrimaryUser Vietnam Ministry of National Defence
hasRole secondary airport for Hanoi
hasRunway Runway 03/21
hasRunwaySurface concrete
historicalUse French Air Force base
Japanese military airfield
United States military facility
locatedIn Gia Lam District
Hanoi
locatedNear Red River
nearbyAirport Noi Bai International Airport
nearbyLandmark Hanoi city center
linked to: Hanoi

Long Bien Bridge
operatedBy Vietnam People’s Air Force
partOf Vietnam People’s Air Force base network
region Northern Vietnam
linked to: northern Vietnam
runwayLength 2000–2400 metres (approximate)
servedCity Hanoi
usedAs civil–military airport
operational base
training base
transport base
usedBy Air France (historically)
linked to: Air France

French colonial administration (historically)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (historically)
United States military (historically)
Vietnam Airlines (historically)
linked to: Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam People’s Air Force
Vietnam People’s Army
usedDuringConflict First Indochina War
Vietnam War
usedFor VIP and government flights (historically)
domestic flights (historically)
international flights (historically)

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Vietnam People’s Air Force garrison Gia Lam Air Base