Surat Thani Airport
Encyclopedia
Surat Thani Airport 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.
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.
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.
Phunphin
Phunphin is a district in the province Surat Thani in the south of Thailand. The town Tha Kham as the central town of the district has 22,478 citizens in an area of 14.2 square kilometer.-Geography:...
district, Surat Thani province
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The airport, which is located 21 km west of Surat Thani
Surat Thani
Surat Thani is a city in Amphoe Mueang Surat Thani, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It is the capital of the province Surat Thani. The city has a population of 128,179 , and an area of 68.97 square kilometers. The city's population density is 1,858.47 inhabitants per km².Suran Thani is...
, is also the Wing 7 Airforce base. Surat Thani has a single paved runway.
Airlines and destinations
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 InternationalThai Airways International
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline's headquarters are located in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a...
Flight 261
Thai Airways Flight 261
Thai Airways International Flight 261 was scheduled passenger flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Surat Thani, Thailand. On 11 December 1998, the ill-fated flight was being operated with an Airbus A310-300, registration HS-TIA....
, an A310-200
Airbus A310
The Airbus A310 is a medium- to long-range twin-engine widebody jet airliner. Launched in July 1978, it was the second aircraft created by Airbus Industrie,a consortium of European aerospace companies, Airbus is now fully owned by EADS and since 2001 has been known as Airbus SAS. the consortium of...
(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.