Surat Thani Airport

Surat Thani International Airport

IATA: URT – ICAO: VTSB URT Location of airport in Thailand
Summary
Airport type		Public & Military
Operator		Department of Aviation
Location		Surat Thani
Elevation AMSL		87 m / 286 ft
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
04/22	3,000	9,843	Asphalt

Surat Thani Airport (IATA: URT, ICAO: VTSB) is situated in the Phunphin district, Surat Thani province, Thailand. The airport, which is located 21 km west of Surat Thani, is also the Wing 7 Airforce base. Surat Thani has a single paved runway.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Statistics
- 2.1 2005
- 2.2 2006
- 2.3 2007
- 2.4 2008
3 Military use
4 Incidents
5 See also
6 External links

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur [begins 2 February 2012]
China Southern Airlines	Charter: Guangzhou
TransAsia Airways	Charter: Taipei
Nok Air	Bangkok-Don Mueang
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
Thai Airways International	Bangkok-Survanabhumi

Statistics

2005

Movements - 5,983
Passenger departures - 102,808
Passenger arrivals - 101,338
Total passenger - 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 passenger - 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 passenger - 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 passenger - 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

Military use

As well as being a commercial facility, Suratthani Airport is also an active Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, the home of 4nd Air Division/7nd Wing Air Combat Command.

The 701 sqdn. "Shark" fly 6 of the SAAB JAS-39 C/D "Gripen" fighter aircraft and still operate up to 12 of the remaining F-5B and F-5E "Tiger" fighters. The 702 Sqdn. operate the 2 AEW and transport SAAB SF340 airplanes.

Incidents

On December 11, 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 2 miles (3 km) from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed.

External links

Airports in Thailand

Bangkok	Don Mueang (DMK) · Suvarnabhumi (BKK)

Central	Lopburi (KKM) · Nakhon Sawan (TKH)

Eastern	Rayong U-tapao (UTP) · Trat (TDX)

Northern	Chiang Mai (CNX) · Lampang (LPT) · Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai (CEI) · Mae Hong Son (HGN) · Mae Sot (MAQ) · Nan (NNT) · Phetchabun (PHY) · Phitsanulok (PHS) · Sukhothai (THS)) · Pai (PYY)

Northeastern	Buriram (BFV) · Khon Kaen (KKC) · Loei Airport (LOE) · Nakhon Phanom (KOP) · Nakhon Ratchasima (NAK) · Roi Et (ROI) · Sakhon Nakhon (SNO) · Ubon Ratchathani (UBP) · Udon Thani (UTH)

Southern	Chumphon (CJM) · Hat Yai (HDY) · Hua Hin (HHQ) · Samui (USM) · Krabi (KBV) · Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) · Narathiwat (NAW) · Phuket (HKT) · Ranong (UNN) · Surat Thani (URT) · Trang (TST)