Surat Thani Airport
| Surat Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี | |||||||||||
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| IATA: URT – ICAO: VTSB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public & Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Department of Airports | ||||||||||
| 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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  URT Location of airport in Thailand | |||||||||||
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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 | Hangzhou, Wuhan[1] |
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| China Eastern Airlines | Chengdu |
| Nok Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang |
| Spring Airlines | Chengdu, Shanghai-Pudong (begins 1 December 2016)[2] |
| Thai AirAsia | Bangkok-Don Mueang, Chiang Mai |
| Thai Airways operated by Thai Smile | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi |
| Thai Lion Air | Bangkok-Don Mueang Seasonal Charter: Changsha,[3] Chongqing[3] |
Statistics
Passenger Movement
| Year | Total |
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| 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 |
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 six SAAB JAS-39 C/D Gripen fighter aircraft and up to twelve F-5B and F-5E Tiger fighters. 702 Squadron operates two AEW and transport SAAB SF340 airplanes.
Incidents
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
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/04/22/ca-wuhurt-s15/
- ↑ "Spring Airlines adds new SE Asia routes in W16". routesonline. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- 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