HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T01471R001500120005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 11, 1966
• Content Type: REPORT

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HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD
NORTH VIETNAM
2102N 10553E
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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS BRIEFING BOARD DEPICTS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AT HANOI/
GIA LAM AIRFIELD.
2. LOCATION:
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD IS LOCATED 2.3 NM NORTHEAST OF HANOI.
3. BACKGROUND:
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD IS ONE OF THE MAJOR AIRFIELDS IN NORTH
VIETNAM. PRIOR TO 19)1-0 A WELL-DISPERSED SYSTEM OF AIRFIELDS WAS
CREATED BY THE FRENCH. THESE AIRFIELDS WERE LATER USED BY THE JAPANESE
DURING WORLD WAR II. AFTER THE WAR THE FRENCH UNDERTOOK A GRADUAL
PROGRAM OF AIRFIELD REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION. WITH THE ADVENT
OF THE VIET MINH OFFENSIVE, THE AIRFIELD ASSUMED AN EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT ROLE AND FACILITIES WERE ADDED OR EXPANDED. WHEN HOSTILITIES
CEASED IN JULY 195+ THE FRENCH REMOVED LARGE AMOUNTS OF EQUIPMENT FROM
THE HANOI/HAIPHONG AREA AIRFIELDS BEFORE TURNING THEM OVER TO THE VIET
MINH. SINCE THEN, AIR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH VIETNAM HAS
BEEN SPONSORED BY COMMUNIST CHINA UNDER AN AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR
COMMUNIST CHINESE AID IN ESTABLISHING AIR AND METEORLOGICAL STATIONS
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 i
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BLUE SPRINGS 11 MARCH 1966
IN NORTH VIETNAM. IN 1955, THE NORTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED
A CIVIL AIR ORGANIZATION WITH HEADQUARTERS AT HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD.
4. REMARKS:
PHOTOGRAPHY OF EARLY SEPTEMBER 1965 REVEALED HANOI/GIA LAM
AIRFIELD TO CONSIST OF A 6,100 X 100 FT. NNE/SSW CONCRETE RUNWAY
WITH A 650 FT. EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE NNE END AND
GRADING ACTIVITY EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FT. BEYOND THE
RUNWAY EXTENSION. A 5,800 X 320 FT. NW/SE CONCRETE RUNWAY WAS
BEING USED AS A PARKING AREA. FACILITIES INCLUDED ONE HANGAR,
NUMEROUS SUPPORT BUILDINGS, A WEATHER STATION, A POL STORAGE AREA
ON THE NORTHWEST END OF THE NW/SE RUNWAY, AND SIXTEEN AIRCRAFT
REVETMENTS WITH EXHAUST VENTS.
5. MISSION READOUT:
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TO CONSIST OF A 6,555 X 90 FT. NNE/SSW SERVICEABLE CONCRETE RUNWAY,
INCLUDING A NEW 1,150 FT. EXTENSION ON THE NNE END AND A 5,800 X
320 FT. NW/SE SERVICEABLE CONCRETE RUNWAY. NO APPARENT CHANGE IS
NOTED IN FACILITIES SINCE SEPTEMBER 1965. AIRCRAFT OBSERVED CONSIST
OF SEVEN CRATE, FIVE CAB, THREE COLT, SEVEN MAX/MOOSE, AND THREE HOUND.
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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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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
HANOI/GIA LAM AIRFIELD.
NORTH VIETNAM
21-02N 105-53E
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