Surat Thani Airport
| Surat Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public & Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | 73 Moo 3 Tambon Hua Toei, Amphoe Phunphin, Surat Thani, Thailand | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 87 m / 286 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°07′57″N 99°08′08″E / 9.13250°N 99.13556°E | ||||||||||
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Surat Thani Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี) (IATA: URT, ICAO: VTSB) is in the Phunphin District, Surat Thani. The airport, 21 km west of Surat Thani, also is home to a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) squadron. Surat Thani has a single paved runway.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air China | Wuhan[1] |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Nok Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang |
| Spring Airlines | Chengdu |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok-Don Mueang, Chiang Mai |
| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang Seasonal Charter: Changsha,[2] Chongqing[2] |
| Thai Smile | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
Statistics
- 2005
- Movements – 5,983
- Passenger departures – 102,808
- Passenger arrivals – 101,338
- Total passengers – 204,146
- Outgoing cargo – 1,149,551 kg
- Incoming cargo – 503,988 kg
- 2006
- Movements – 3,810
- Passenger departures – 144,946
- Transit – 1,214
- Passenger arrivals – 142,246
- Total passengers – 288,406
- Outgoing cargo – 925,074 kg
- Incoming cargo – 579,877 kg
- Outgoing mail cargo – 27 kg
- Incoming mail cargo – 79,319 kg
- 2007
- Movements – 3,030
- Passenger departures – 165,540
- Transit – 512
- Passenger arrivals – 161,718
- Total passengers – 327,770
- Outgoing cargo – 590,167 kg
- Incoming cargo – 347,545 kg
- Outgoing mail cargo – 103 kg
- Incoming mail cargo – 0 kg
- 2008
- Movements – 2,874
- Passenger departures – 168,154
- Transit – 455
- Passenger arrivals – 170,734
- Total passengers – 338,938
- % Change +3.42%
- Outgoing cargo – 853,562 kg
- Incoming cargo – 585,402 kg
- Transfer – 269 kg
- Outgoing mail cargo – 3 kg
- Incoming mail cargo – 0 kg
- 2009
- Total passengers – 374,067
- 2010
- Total passengers – 505,666
- 2011
- Total passengers – 575,229
- 2012
- Total passengers – 816,413
- 2013
- Total passengers – 1,080,781
- 2014
- Total passengers – 1,321,909
- 2015
- Total passengers – 1,856,315
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. The 701 Squadron, "Shark", flies six SAAB JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft and operates up to twelve F-5B and F-5E Tiger fighters. The 702 Squadron operates two AEW and transport SAAB SF340 airplanes.
Incidents
On 11 December 1998, Thai Airways International 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 (2 mi) from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
References
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/04/22/ca-wuhurt-s15/
- 1 2 "Thai Lion Air Adds China Charter Flights from late-Jan 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links
Surat Thani travel guide from Wikivoyage
- 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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