AIRFIELD UPGRADING TEBENG MEANCHEY AIRFIELD, KAMPUCHEA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 27, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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AIRFIELD UPGRADING
TEBENG MEANCHEY AIRFIELD, KAMPUCHEA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THIS ACTIVITY IS PROBABLY IN PREPARATION
FOR SUPPORT OF VIETNAMESE AIR OPERATIONS AGAINST
ANTI-VIETNAMESE FORCES OPERATING IN KAMPUCHEA.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: SIGNIFICANT UPGRADING OF THE OVERGROWN RUNWAY
OF TEBENG MEANCHEY AIRFIELD HAS OCCURRED
THE 1,097- BY 40-METER SOD RUNWAY HAS BEEN PARTIALLY REGRADED
ENABLING MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS TO USE THE
AIRFIELD. THE RUNWAY HAS BEEN OILED, THE DIRECTIONAL NUMBERS
HAVE BEEN REPAINTED, AND RUNWAY CENTER STRIPES HAVE BEEN
REFURBISHED OVER MOST OF THE SURFACE. THE CENTER OF THE
RUNWAY, NEAR THE MAIN PARKING APRON, REMAINS ONLY PARTIALLY
IMPROVED. WHEN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY IS COMPLETED, FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT MAY BE ABLE TO OPERATE FROM THE AIRFIELD. NO
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES ARE PRESENT; HOWEVER, ONE CARGO TRUCK IS
IN THE SUPPORT AREA AND NUMEROUS TRUCKS ARE IN NEARBY VILLAGES.
(SWN) TEBENG MEANCHEY AIRFIELD IS 40 NM SOUTH OF THE
KAMPUCHEA-THAILAND BORDER AND 135 NM NORTH OF PHNOM PENH.
3.1 (COORDINATES 13-45-35N 104-58-33E
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and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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