SAVANNAKHET VILLE AIRFIELD LAOS 1633N 10446E (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001300110007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• 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
SAVANNAKHET VILLE AIRFIELD, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SECONDARY
FIELDS IN LAOS AND THE HEADQUARTERS AND BASE FIELD FOR THE ROYAL
LAO AIR FORCE.
2. LOCATION:
THIS AIRFIELD IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF SAVANNAKHET.
3. DIMENSIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:
SAVANNAKHET VILLE AIRFIELD HAS A SERVICEABLE 5,980 X 200 FT.,
NE/SW, PREPARED EARTH RUNWAY, WITH AN 800 FT. EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION
AT THE SOUTHWEST END.
4. MISSION READOUT:
PHOTOGRAPHY O REVEALS THE FACILITIES
AT THE AIRFIELD TO INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO THE RUNWAY, TWO PREPARED
EARTH LINK TAXIWAYS WHICH CONNECT THE RUNWAY WITH A LARGE PREPARED
EARTH PARKING APRON, THREE SMALLER PREPARED EARTH PARKING APRONS (ONE
OF WHICH APPEARS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING HARD SURFACED), ONE
SMALL HANGAR, TWO MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS, A SMALL OPEN STORAGE AREA,
AND AT LEAST FIFTEEN ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS. THE AIR ORDER OF BATTLE
CONSISTS OF NINE C-47, TWENTY-ONE T-28, AND THREE LIAISON AIRCRAFT.
These notes hove 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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