| Surat Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี | |||
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| IATA: URT – ICAO: VTSB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Owner | Royal Thai Air Force | ||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||
| Serves | Surat Thani | ||
| Location | 73 Moo 3, Hua Toei, Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 87 m / 286 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 09°07′57″N 99°08′08″E / 9.1325°N 99.13556°E | ||
| Map | |||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 3,000 | 9,843 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Passengers | 2,108,289 | ||
Surat Thani International Airport (Thai language: ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี) (IATA: URT, ICAO: VTSB) is in the Phunphin District, Surat Thani. The airport, 21 km west of Surat Thani, also is home to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadrons. Surat Thani has a single paved runway.
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air China | Hangzhou |
| New Gen Airways | Charter: Wenzhou |
| Nok Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang |
| Spring Airlines | Chengdu |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok–Don Mueang, Chiang Mai |
| Thai Smile | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok–Don Mueang Charter: Changsha[1] Seasonal Charter: Chongqing[2] |
Terminated[]
- AirAsia - Kuala Lumpur
- Thai Airways - Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok-Don Mueang
- Thai Lion Air - Chiang Mai, Hat Yai
Statistics[]
Passenger Movement[]
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 204,146 |
| 2006 | 288,406 |
| 2007 | 327,770 |
| 2008 | 338,938 |
| 2009 | 374,067 |
| 2010 | 505,666 |
| 2011 | 575,229 |
| 2012 | 816,413 |
| 2013 | 1,080,781 |
| 2014 | 1,321,909 |
| 2015 | 1,856,315 |
| 2016 | 2,032,042 |
| 2017 | 2,247,590 |
| 2018 | 2,108,289 |
Military use[]
As well as being a commercial facility, Surat Thani Airport is an active RTAF base, the home of 4th Air Division/7th Wing Air Combat Command. 701 Squadron, "Shark", flies twelve SAAB JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft. 702 Squadron operates two airborne early warning (AEW) and two transport SAAB SF340 airplanes. A further two SF340s are on order.
Accidents[]
On 11 December 1998, Thai Airways Flight 261, an A310-200 (HS-TIA), bound for Surat Thani from Bangkok, was making its third landing attempt in heavy rain when it crashed into a rice paddy about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
References[]
- ↑ "Thai Lion Air adds new scheduled charter service to China from late-Sep 2017". routesonline. http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275029/thai-lion-air-adds-new-scheduled-charter-service-to-china-from-late-sep-2017/. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "Thai Lion Air Adds China Charter Flights from late-Jan 2016". airlineroute. http://airlineroute.net/2016/01/26/sl-china-jan16/. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links[]
- Surat Thani Airport at Thaiflyingclub.com – includes pictures
- Technical details on Surat Thani Airport
- Aviation Savety Network on the 1988 crash
- Surat Thai Airport Statistic
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