Phu Loi airfield was originally established by the Japanese in the 1940s and was located approximately 20 km north of Saigon in Bình Dương Province.

Following the end of the war it was used to imprison opponents of the Ngo Dinh Diem government.

Here, according to North Vietnamese and Vietcong sources was the site of the Phu Loi massacre in December 1958 by Ngo Dinh Diem troops, more than 1,000 prisoners were killed by poison.

[2] The 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: was based at Phu Loi from December 1965-February 1966.

The 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division comprising: was based at Phu Loi from September 1968-December 1969 Other units stationed at Phu Loi included: The base is largely abandoned, but a small section serves a museum.