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Airport in southern Thailand
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
UNN/VTSR is located in ThailandUNN/VTSRUNN/VTSRLocation of airport in Thailand
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)-
Sources: Department of Airports

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

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 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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang

References

  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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