Surat Thani Airport

Surat Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี
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IATA: URT – ICAO: VTSB URT Location of airport in Thailand
Summary
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
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,000 9,843 Asphalt

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
Air China	Wuhan
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
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

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.

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