Ranong Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานระนอง) is an
airport
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serving
Ranong
Ranong ( th, ระนองPronunciation) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of the Ranong Province and the Mueang Ranong District. The town covers completely the area of the '' tambon'' Khao Niwet (เขานิ ...
, a town in
Ranong Province,
Thailand
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.
Location
Ranong airport serves the province of Ranong in the southern part of the country, it is located 500 km from Bangkok. The airport is located in a flat area at an altitude of 17 m above sea level, from the east there is a mountain range, between it and the airport territory there is highway number 4. The highest point of this area is Mount
Khao Nom Sao (1089 m), 6 km from the airport.
History
Construction started on 30 March 1993, completed on 18 May 1995. The first aircraft to receive Ranong airport was a
Boeing 737
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with 150 passengers on board. The main terminal area is about 4 thousand square meters and is designed for 300 passengers. In 2019, the airport served 2,237 flights and 170 thousand passengers.
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Ranong
Airports in Thailand
Buildings and structures in Ranong province
Airports established in 1995