Surat Thani International Airport
IATA: URT – ICAO: VTSB
Summary
Airport type		Public & Military
Operator		Department of Aviation
Location		Surat Thani
Elevation AMSL		87 m / 286 ft
Coordinates		09°07′57″N 99°08′08″E / 9.1325°N 99.13556°E / 9.1325; 99.13556
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
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.

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 and crashed into a rice paddy about 2 miles (3 km) from the airport; 101 of the 146 passengers and crew aboard were killed.

Airlines and destinations

International airlines all charters

• Air Finland (Helsinki, Stockholm)
• TUIfly Nordic (Helsinki, Stockholm)
• China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)

Domestic airlines

• Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
• Nok Air (Bangkok-Don Mueang)
• 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 the SAAB Jas-39 C/D "Gripen" fighter aircraft.

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