UDON AIRFIELD THAILAND 1722N 10248E(SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001300110003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 28, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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NPIC/CSD 638/65
28 DECEMBER 1965
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS RECENT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF UDON
AIRFIELD, THAILAND.
2. LOCATION:
THE AIRFIELD IS LOCATED 1.5 NM SOUTH OF UDON THANI.
3. COLLATERAL:
BUILT UNDER A U.S. AID PROGRAM AND USED BY THE ROYAL THAI AIR
FORCE (RTAF) AND THAI AIRWAYS, UDON AIRFIELD IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL
AIRFIELDS IN THAILAND. PRIMARILY A JET FIGHTER BASE, UDON IS BEING
EXTENDED TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE JET AIRCRAFT.
4+. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:
THE WNW/ESE CONCRETE RUNWAY, 7000 X 120 FT., IS BEING EXTENDED
2100 FT. ON THE WEST-NORTHWEST END; THERE IS A 1000 FT. OVERRUN ON
THE EAST-SOUTHEAST END.
5. MISSION READOUT:
REVEALS, IN ADDITION TO THE RUNWAY,
A HALF PARALLEL/HALF SEMICIRCULAR TAXIWAY WITH A 2100 FT. EXTENSION
UNDER CONSTRUCTION PARALLEL TO THE EXTENSION OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST
END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE ARE TWO END-CONNECTING LINKS, ONE CROSS-OVER
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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LINK, TWO CONCRETE ALERT APRONS, FIVE CONCRETE PARKING APRONS, AND
ONE EARTHEN PARKING APRON. FACILITIES INCLUDE ONE OPERATIONS BUILDING
WITH A CONTROL TOWER, FOUR HANGARS, EIGHT AIRCRAFT REVETMENTS, A
HELICOPTER HARDSTAND, FIFTEEN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS, TWENTY-ONE
STORAGE BUILDINGS, NUMEROUS SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND THREE BUILDINGS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
ARE NOTED IN THE VICINITY.
AIRCRAFT OBSERVED INCLUDE ONE F-105, THIRTEEN F-101, TWO C-124,
THREE C-47, ONE TWIN-ENGINE LIAISON, TWENTY-FIVE LIGHT LIAISON, TWO
H-43 HUSKIE AND ONE UNIDENTIFIED TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT.
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid
only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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