U-Tapao - Pattaya International Airport ( Thai ท่าอากาศยาน นานาชาติ อู่ ตะเภา ; spelling options - Utapao, Utaphao), ( IATA : UTP , ICAO : VTBU ) - a joint-based airport serving military flights and commercial air transportation of the eponymous administrative center of Rayong Province and the largest Thai resort Pattaya . Located about 140 km. southeast of Bangkok and 40 km. from Pattaya.
| U-Tapao International Airport ท่าอากาศยาน นานาชาติ อู่ ตะเภา | |||||||
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| IATA : UTP - ICAO : VTBU | |||||||
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| Type of | co-based | ||||||
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| Location | Rayong (province) | ||||||
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| NUM height | 13 m | ||||||
| Timezone | UTC + 7 | ||||||
| Website | Official site | ||||||
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Content
- 1 General
- 2 Infrastructure
- 3 Development
- 4 Airlines and destinations
- 5 Incidents
- 6 notes
- 7 References
General information
During the Vietnam War, it was the US Air Force base for air strikes on the territories of northern Vietnam.
In connection with the blockade of Bangkok airports by the opposition, from November 26 to December 5, 2008 it was the main air gate of Thailand.
Infrastructure
The passenger terminal has a little more than 2500 sq.m. The airport has a post office, an Internet cafe, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a parking lot.
Development
At the end of 2014, the official structures confirmed their intention to further develop the airport. Thus, according to the relevant ministries, it is planned to make the airport the main transport support for the actively developing resorts on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand (Pattaya, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Trat, as well as Samet and Chang islands). According to the presented project, it is planned to build a new passenger terminal, a second runway and other infrastructure facilities. A separate line indicates that after reconstruction, the airport will be able to reach a capacity of up to 3 million passengers a year. [1] [2]
Airlines and Destinations
| Airline | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok airways | Samui, Phuket | interior |
| Solar air | Hua hin | interior |
| Kan air | Chiang mai | interior |
| Thai AirAsia | Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, Hat Yai | interior |
| Thai AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Nanning, Macau, Nanchang | international |
| Legacy air | Siem Reap | international |
| Tonlesap airlines | Siem Reap | international |
| China airlines | Charter : Kaohsiung, Taipei | international |
| China Southern Airlines | Charter : Guangzhou, Shanghai | international |
| Japan airlines | Charter : Osaka, Tokyo | international |
| Dragonair | Charter : Hong Kong | international |
| Korean air | Charter : Busan, Seoul | international |
| S7 Airlines | Novosibirsk, Irkutsk | international |
| Ikar Airlines | Charter : Bratsk, Kemerovo, St. Petersburg | international |
| Royal flight | Charter : Kazan | international |
| Nordwind Airlines | Charter : Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Perm, Ufa, Khabarovsk | international |
| KazAirTrans | Charter : Alma-Ata, Astana | international |
| SCAT Airlines | Charter : Alma-Ata, Astana | international |
Incidents
On October 28, 1977, the military intercepted a stolen Air Vietnam Douglas DC-3 aircraft from Ho Chi Minh City to Fukuok and landed at U-Tapao Airport. Four terrorists surrendered, during the hijacking aboard the plane, two people died. [3]
Notes
- ↑ U-Tapao airport to be upgraded
- ↑ Thailand will update Utapao Airport
- ↑ Hijacking description . Aviation Safety Network. Date of treatment August 5, 2010. Archived June 9, 2013.
Links
- U-Tapao International Airport (official site)
- U-Taphao Airport (thaiflyingclub.com)