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Chumphon Airport
Chumphon Airport , ( th, ท่าอากาศยานชุมพร), is an airport in Tambon Chum Kho, Pathio District, Chumphon Chumphon ( th, ชุมพร, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2005 it had a population of ..., Thailand. The airport is 35 kilometres north of Chumphon. Airlines and destinations Overview In 2008 the airport reopened after nine years of closure. The airport now serves as a gateway to the islands of the Gulf of Thailand. Plans Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) is budgeting 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Chumphon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Airports (Thailand)
The Department of Airports (DOA) ( th, กรมท่าอากาศยาน) is a Thai government department under the Ministry of Transport. It operates 28 civil airports throughout the country. The department was split off from the Department of Civil Aviation in 2015, part of a restructuring response to ICAO's downgrading of Thailand's aviation safety rating. The other agency that previously formed part of the old department is the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. Operations Only 17 DOA airports turned a profit between 2009 and 2016 while the total number of passengers jumped 25 percent. In 2018, DOA's revenues from its 28 airports was 853 million baht. Krabi airport alone contributed 469 million baht. Udon Thani is also in the black, with profits reaching 100 million baht a year. Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) had planned to assume management of Udon Thani International Airport, Sakon Nakhon Airport, Tak Airport, and Chumphon Airport in 2019. The DOA would relinqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports Of Thailand PCL
Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) ( th, บริษัท ท่าอากาศยานไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)) is a Thai public company. It manages Thailand's six international airports and will add four more airports in 2019. In 2018, it became the most-valuable airport operator in the world. Thailand's 28 regional airports are managed by the Department of Airports, a separate agency. AOT was established on 20 September 2002, as a result of the privatisation of the state-owned Airports Authority of Thailand (AAT). At that time, the company was worth 14,285,700,000 baht. The Thai government held, and still holds, 70 percent of the company's stock. During fiscal year 2014 AOT's average daily market capitalization was 282,321 million baht. AOT's fiscal year (FY) runs from 1 October–30 September, thus AOT's FY2018 was from 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2018. History Thai aviation began in 1911 when Belgian pilot, Van den Born (Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports In Thailand
This is a list of airports in Thailand. Six major international airports are managed by Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT). Smaller commercial airports may be operated by the Department of Airports or individual airlines. __TOC__ Airports International airports Airports with scheduled commercial service Other airports This includes commercial airports without scheduled services, military airports, and airports and airstrips used solely for general aviation. See also * List of the busiest airports in Thailand * Transport in Thailand * List of airports by ICAO code: V#VT - Thailand * Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Thailand Notes References * * - includes IATA codes Airports of Thailand Public Company Ltd.Thailand VFR GuideThai Flying ClubChiang Mai Flying Clubat GlobalSecurity.org External links * Lists of airports in Thailand: *Great Circle Mapper***The Airport Guide*World Aero Data* {{Asia in topic, List of airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udon Thani International Airport
: ''For the United States use of the facility during the Vietnam War see Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base'' Udon Thani International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี) is an international airport near the city of Udon Thani ( th, อุดรธานี also ''Udorn Thanee'') in Udon Thani Province in the northeast region of Thailand. It is approximately northeast of Bangkok. It currently has domestic flights to and from Bangkok ( Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang), Chiang Mai (on Nok Air), Hat Yai (on Thai Lion Air), Phuket (on Thai AirAsia), Rayong (on Thai AirAsia), and Ubon Ratchathani (on Nok Air). In 2006, the airport had 677,411 passengers movements and 1,558 MT cargo movements. In 2013, the airport handled 1,325,305 passengers. In 2015, it handled 2,213,689 passengers and 3,678 tonnes of freight. It has been managed by the Department of Airports (DOA). Udon Thani Airport is the DOA's money-maker, with profits reaching 100 millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakon Nakhon Airport
Sakon Nakhon Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานสกลนคร) is an airport in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. It is used for civil and military purposes (Royal Thai Air Force). Airlines and destinations Accidents *On 23 September 1976, a Douglas C-47A (L2-40/15) of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Plans Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) is budgeting 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Sakon Nakhon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. The three other existing airports to be managed by AOT are Chumphon Airport, Tak Airport, and Udon Thani International Airport : ''For the United States use of the facility during the Vietnam War see Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base'' Udon Thani Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tak Airport
Tak Airport is an airport serving Tak, a town in the Tak Province of Thailand. Between November 1990 to March 1994, Thai Airways International served the routes of Tak Airport. There are no airlines in service since then, but the Tak Airport is still in operation. In 2020, the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation has established the Northern Royal Rainmaking Operations Center in Tak Province, using the Tak Airport's area. The construction is expected to be completed in 2023, and planned to move all Northern Royal Rainmaking operations from the Chiang Mai Center and Chiang Mai Airport to the new Tak Center. Plans Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT) is budgeting 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports (DOA). Tak Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Pha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamphun Province
Lamphun ( th, ลำพูน, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chiang Mai, Lampang, and Tak. Geography Lamphun is in the Ping River valley. It is surrounded by mountain chains, with the Thanon Thong Chai Range in the west and the Khun Tan Range in the east of the province. It is some 670 kilometres from Bangkok and 26 kilometres from Chiang Mai. The total forest area is or 57.8 percent of provincial area. Lamphun is regarded as the smallest province of northern region of Thailand. National parks There are a total of three national parks, two ofwhich are in region 16 (Chiang Mai) and Doi Chong in region 13 (Lampang branch) of Thailand's protected areas. * Mae Ping National Park, * Mae Takrai National Park, * Doi Chong National Park, Wildlife sanctuaries There area two wildlife sanctuaries in region 16 (Chiang Mai) of Thailand's protected area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around in length and up to in width, and has a surface area of . The gulf is surrounded on the north, west and southwest by the coastlines of Thailand (hence the name), on the northeast by Cambodia and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, and opens to the South China Sea in the southeast. Names The modern Thai name of the gulf is ''Ao Thai'' ( th, อ่าวไทย, , 'Thai Gulf') and "Gulf of Thailand" has been adopted as the official name of the body by the International Hydrographic Organization. Its name in Malay is he "Gulf of Siam", ''Teluk Siam'', and in km, ឈូងសមុទ្រសៀម'', Chhoung Samut Siem''. In Thai, the gulf is historically known as ''Ao Sayam'' ( th, อ่าวสยาม). In Vietnamese it is known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai AirAsia
Thai AirAsia (, th, ไทยแอร์เอเชีย) is a joint venture of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia ( th, แอร์เอเชีย) and Thailand's Asia Aviation. It serves AirAsia's regularly scheduled domestic and international flights from Bangkok and other cities in Thailand. Thai AirAsia was once the only low-cost airline operating both domestic and international flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport. However, the airline transferred all operations in Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang International Airport effective 1 October 2012. On 25 September 2020, Thai AirAsia resumed flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport. History Thai AirAsia launched operations in February 2004. The first flight of Thai AirAsia from Bangkok-Don Mueang to Hat Yai. On 15 February 2006 it was announced that Asia Aviation PLC (AAV), a registered Thai company, had taken Shin Corp's 50 percent stake in Thai AirAsia. Asia Aviation was a joint venture set up by Shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Mueang International Airport
Don Mueang International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง, , , or colloquially as , ) is one of two international airports serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, the other one being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). Before Suvarnabhumi opened in 2006, Don Mueang was previously known as Bangkok International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานกรุงเทพ, ). The airport is considered to be one of the world's oldest international airports and Asia's oldest operating airport. It was officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier. Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The airport consists of Terminal 1 for international flights and Terminal 2 for domestic flights which are connected by a unique glass exterior elevated walkway. The airport also featured an exterior walkway connected to the Amari hotel. The first comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
