Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base
| Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Camp Friendship | |||||||
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| Part of Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) | |||||||
| Near Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |||||||
Aerial photograph of Korat RTAFB, 23 July 1987 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Royal Thai Air Force | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Thai Air Force United States Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Pacific Air Forces (1964–1976) Royal Thai Air Force (1955–1964; 1976–present) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 14°55′50″N 102°04′51″E / 14.93056°N 102.08083°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1955 | ||||||
| In use | 1955–present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Garrison | Thirteenth Air Force (PACAF) | ||||||
| Occupants | United States Advisory Forces (1964–1965) 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) (1965–1966) 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (1966–1976) 354th Tactical Fighter Wing (Deployed Tennant) (1972–1974) 347th Tactical Fighter Wing (Tennant) (1974–1975) | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NAK, ICAO: VTUN | ||||||
| Elevation | 222 metres (728 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: DAFIF | |||||||
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base or Nakhon Ratchasima Royal Thai Air Force Base is a base of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in northeast Thailand, approximately 200 km (125 mi) northeast of Bangkok and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the centre of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province (also known as "Khorat" or "Korat"), the largest province in Thailand.
During the Vietnam War, from 1962 to 1975, Korat RTAFB was a front-line facility of the United States Air Force (USAF) in Thailand.
During the 1980s and early-1990s, the airfield was jointly operated as a civil airport for Nakhon Ratchasima. This ended with the opening of Nakhon Ratchasima Airport in the early-1990s.