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Ranong Airport

Coordinates: 09°46′39″N 98°35′07″E / 9.77750°N 98.58528°E / 9.77750; 98.58528
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Ranong Airport

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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDepartment of Airports
ServesRanong
LocationRatchakrut, Mueang, Ranong, Thailand
Opened18 May 1995; 29 years ago (1995-05-18)
Elevation AMSL57 ft / 17 m
Coordinates09°46′39″N 98°35′07″E / 9.77750°N 98.58528°E / 9.77750; 98.58528
Maps
Map
UNN/VTSR is located in Thailand
UNN/VTSR
UNN/VTSR
Location of airport in Thailand
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,000 6,562 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers132,725 Increase33.40%
Aircraft movements937 Increase5.04%
Freight (tonnes)-

Ranong Airport (IATA: UNN, ICAO: VTSR) is in Ratchakrut subdistrict, Mueang Ranong district, Ranong province in southern Thailand.

Location

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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.[1]

History

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Construction started on 30 March 1993, completed on 18 May 1995. The first aircraft to receive Ranong airport was a Boeing 737 with 150 passengers on board.[2] The main terminal area is about 4 thousand square meters and is designed for 300 passengers.[3] In 2019, the airport served 2,237 flights and 170 thousand passengers.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang

References

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  1. ^ "Ranong Airport of Ranong in Thailand". proaeroporty.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ "Ranong Airport history".
  3. ^ "Ranong Airport description".
  4. ^ "Passenger Statistics Ranong Airport".
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