Chu Lai

Chu Lai is a seaport, urban and industrial area in Núi Thành District, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam.

[2][3] Da Nang Air Base was the first major airfield used by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

Shortly after conventional ground forces began arriving in country in 1965, it became necessary to open a second airfield because of the heavy traffic into and out of Đà Nẵng.

[3] Chu Lai Air Base became operational on 1 June 1965 and remained in use by Marine aviation units until September 1970.

[5] The facility expanded in 2003 on 38 hectares (94 acres) in Tam Hiep Industrial Park with an investment of VND1,900 billion.