Surat Thani Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Surat Thani International Airport
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IATA = URT
ICAO = VTSB
type = Public & Military
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operator = Department of Aviation
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location = Surat Thani
elevation-f = 286
elevation-m = 87
coordinates = Coord|09|07|57|N|99|08|08|E|type:airport
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metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-f = 9,843
r1-length-m = 3,000
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Surat Thani Airport airport codes|URT|VTSB is in 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

* Air Finland (Stockholm, Helsinki) (charter)
* SilkAir (Singapore) (charter)

Domestic airlines

* AirAsia (AK)
**Thai AirAsia (FD) (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
*Orient Thai Airlines (OX)
**One-Two-GO Airlines (OG) (Bangkok-Don Mueang)
*Thai Airways (TG) (Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)

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

Statistics (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

Statistics (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

External links

* [http://www.thaiflyingclub.com/linkairportsuratthani.html Surat Thani Airport at Thaiflyingclub.com] - includes pictures
* [http://www.aviation.go.th/technical/nav/surat.htm Technical details on Surat Thani Airport]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981211-0 Aviation Savety Network on the 1988 crash]
* [http://www.aviation.go.th/technical/stat2007/Surat.htm Surat Thai Airport Statistic]
* [http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Surat_Thani-URT/city.html Destinations from Surat Thani]