Khe Sanh Combat Base

Khe Sanh Combat Base
(Khe Sanh Airfield)
Khe Sanh Combat Base; (Khe Sanh Airfield)
Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị province in Vietnam
	Diagram of base
	Khe Sanh Combat Base Shown within Vietnam
Coordinates	16°39′15″N 106°43′27″E / 16.65420°N 106.72423°E
Type	Marine/Army base
Site information
Operator	Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN); United States Marine Corps; United States Army (U.S. Army)
Condition	Abandoned
Site history
Built	1962
In use	1962-1975
Battles/wars	; Vietnam War; Battle of Khe Sanh; Operation Lam Son 719
Garrison information
Garrison	3rd Marine Division; 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division
Airfield information
Elevation	1,608 feet (490 m) AMSL
Runways
10/28	3,300 feet (1,006 m) PSP

Khe Sanh Combat Base (also known as Ta Con) was a United States Marine Corps outpost south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) used during the Vietnam War.

^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 5-275. ISBN 978-1555716257.