Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base
Airport / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For the civilian use of this facility, see Don Mueang International Airport.
Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base is approximately 40 kilometres north of central Bangkok and is the main operating and command base for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). In addition, units of the Royal Thai Army and Royal Thai Police have personnel located there.
Quick Facts Coordinates, Type ...
Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base | |
---|---|
Part of Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) | |
Coordinates | 13°54′45″N 100°36′24″E |
Type | Air Force Base |
Site information | |
Owner | Royal Thai Air Force |
Operator | Royal Thai Air Force |
Controlled by | Royal Thai Air Force |
Condition | Military Air Force Base |
Site history | |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Close
Quick Facts Airfield information, Summary ...
Airfield information | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°54′45″N 100°36′24″E | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
|
Close
The first flights to Don Muang were made on 8 March 1914 and involved the transfer of aircraft of the RTAF. Three years earlier, Thailand had sent three army officers to France to train as pilots. On completion of their training in 1911, the pilots were authorized to purchase four Breguets and four Nieuports, which formed the basis of the RTAF.