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.
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
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